Offshore renewable energy tumbles in price
Is this a hugely significant moment for energy economics and policy in the UK?
Dashboard on the UK Economy
The UK economy dashboard maintained by the Office of National Statistics is an excellent resource for Year 12 economists who are dipping their toes into macro statistics.
Six Lessons from the Asian Financial Crisis
An enrichment read here on some of the lessons from the policy responses to the Asian Financial Crisis of twenty years ago. No policy reaction is cost free.
The ultimate carrot harvester!
Teaching capital inputs in introductory micro? The Dewulf carrot top-lifter harvester is impressive and a good visual example to use when teaching capital intensity and productivity in farming.
Trade embargo: China bans imports of soft European cheese
An up date example of a trade embargo. China is banning imports of soft cheese from Europe because China claims the cheese contains excessive bacteria. They also believe that bear bile is a...
Why is the price of butter going up?
A great supply and demand mini case study to use as part of introductory micro teaching. A shortage of cream threatens a hefty hike in the price of butter.
Non-Tariff Barriers: China's hidden shipbuilding subsidies
This article from VoxEU focuses on recent research on the scale of government subsidies to the Chinese shipbuilding industry.
The Economics News Quiz - 8 September 2017
Here is the first Economics News Quiz of the new school year! Good luck!
UK economic model is broken claims Archbishop
A report by the IPPR think tank’s commission on economic justice, featuring input from the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has concluded that the UK's economic model is broken.
Comparative Advantage - Tunisia exports solar power to Europe
Here is a feature on the vast solar power plant in Tunisia which it is hoped will be the platform for exporting enough renewable energy to power up to two million homes in Southern Europe. 4.5 GW...
Deloitte "Back to School" webinar
On Tuesday 12th September, Ian Stewart, Chief Economist at Deloitte LLP is hosting a free webinar. He will be looking at the themes which are shaping the global economy and what might lie ahead...
The End of Globalisation?
Tucked away on Radio 4 at the end of June was this special report on the challenges facing globalisation and whether a persistent phase of de-globalisation is probable.
Dynamic Efficiency - Clothes that Grow with your Child
The winner of the James Dyson Prize for innovation has developed prototypes of gender-neutral clothing that increase in size as infants get older. A fascinating example of ground-breaking...
Defending Capitalism
The great Harvard economist Joseph Schumpeter, writing in the 1940s, predicted the eventual demise of capitalism. He did not want this to happen. But he envisaged that the “intellectual class”...
The Economics Undergrad who turned down Manchester United
The Independent carries this interview with Oliver Gill - once a bright emerging star at Old Trafford under Sir Alex Ferguson and now training to be an accountant with PwC after studying Economics...
While you were away! Quick quiz on events over the summer to test returning students
Here's a quick quiz to test returning economic students that you can use either in class or set as homework. There are 10 multi-choice questions about Economics events that occurred during July and...
Labour markets and Wage stagnation
Average wages have gone up over the last year. The latest data from the ONS shows that in June 2017, on average wages had risen by 2.1% compared with June 2016. However, taking inflation into...
Archbishop of Canterbury says UK economic model is 'broken'. What does this mean to a new student of economics?
As with casual conversation with strangers in the queue at the Post Office, I tend to leave the topic of religion out of blogs. However, my eye was caught this morning by the news headline that the...
Zero progress in tackling school access
A really important developmental article here, highlighting the lack of progress towards improving schooling for the poorest countries in the world. This is a vital component of inclusive...
Economic Foundations quiz - use this with new Economics students
Here's a quick quiz that can either be set as homework or used as an in-class activity with your new students at the start of term. It uses the classic game format of 'Concentration' - where...