The tutor2u Economics team was blown by the quantity and quality of the entries received to our Autumn 2023 magazine competition. The judges enjoyed the broad range of topics covered by students...

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After reading many fabulous entries to the competition in the Autumn 2023 Economics Update Magazine, we are delighted to announce that Natalie Cooper from George Watson's College is the overall...

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Here's our weekly economics news quiz covering stories from the UK and global economic events of the passed 7 days. This week is a 'Budget Special'!

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Rising obesity rates worldwide, now estimated to affect over one billion people, are driving a surge in healthcare costs. The UK lies 55th highest for men and 87th for women in the world ‘obesity...

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The EU Competition authorities have put the boot in as far as Apple is concerned with a massive 1.8 billion euro fine for Apple who have been found guilty of using their AppStore in an...

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The 2024 Budget is on Wednesday 6th March and there is much talk about whether the Chancellor may find some tax cuts before the General Election. This BBC article looks at some of his possible...

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Here's our weekly economics news quiz covering stories from the UK and global economic events of the passed 7 days.

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After reading many fabulous entries to the competition in the Autumn 2023 Economics Update Magazine, we are delighted to announce that Matilda Jones from St Joseph's, Ipswich is the overall Year 12...

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Rolls Royce has seen a sharp increase in its profits after shedding some workers and benefiting from a boost to its revenues.

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This economics video looks at surge pricing. Surge pricing, also known as dynamic pricing or demand-responsive pricing, is an economic concept where prices for goods or services increase during...

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When we teach oligopolies we focus rather more on price stickiness in product markets, having made a number of assumptions about the nature of the market, notably the interdependence of firms in...

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The UK government is set to introduce a new tax on vapes in a bid to curb growing use by teenagers. This follows taxes introduced in Germany and Italy. Will a tax on imported vapes work? What are...

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This article looks at the current state of the Nigerian economy - with inflation running at 30%, the naira having depreciated by two-thirds, with the pegging of the naira to the dollar having been...

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An excellent four minute clip looking at the economic and human cost of air pollution in South Asia which causes an estimated 2 million premature deaths each year and reduces life expectancy by...

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This World Bank clip looks at the lack of foundational skills in Thailand, a middle income country, noting that a lack of literacy and basic digital skills means that some people lack human...

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Oh dear! It seems as though the housing market is in the crosshairs of the competition authorities, after a year-long investigation. It also appears that the outcome of this is, in some senses,...

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The Body Shop, once a pioneer in ethical trading and cruelty-free beauty, has been struggling and it announced closures of many of its UK stores this month as the UK business goes into administration.

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Here's our weekly economics news quiz covering stories from the UK and global economic events of the passed 7 days.

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Last week the ONS GDP data showed the UK economy grew weakly at 0.1% in 2023 with the last two quarters of 2023 showing negative real GDP growth – a recession.

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There are over eighty revision videos in our Financial Economics playlist on You Tube and this includes 30 shorts for those wanting to work through key ideas quickly.

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