Ten Companies that dominate Global Brands!
An autumnal hat tip to James Bennett for spotting the latest version of the Oxfam brand poster - superb for deepening understanding of the power of brands in shaping consumer choices and the stiff...
Germ Theory and Behavioural Nudges for Better Health
This is a truly fabulous and brilliant article on health economics and changing social norms from Atul Gawande (a hat tip @DianeCoyle1859 for the link) - germ theory and behavioural economics.
Elon Musk's Glass Roof
Dynamic efficiency - innovation and growth at the cutting edge.
Premier Inn scales back investment in Asia
Another cracking example of business retrenchment here as a new CEO takes over at Whitbread. Investment in increasing capacity at Premier Inn will focus on the UK, Germany and the Middle-east.
What To Do With the UK? EU Perspectives on Brexit
A hat tip to Romesh Vaitilingam (follow him on Twitter @econromesh) for pointing us to a new book on prospects for the UK as Brexit negotiations loom on the near horizon.
Richard Koo Explains a Balance Sheet Recession
This video is a few years old now but still pertinent to the challenges facing policy-makers especially in advanced economies struggling to find an effective macro policy mix to achieve durable,...
What is frictional unemployment?
More from the increasingly excellent Marginal Revolution University - this time covering what the term frictional unemployment means.
Tribunal Fees and Workplace Discrimination
Interesting labour market story hereInteresting labour market story here, with the TUC arguing that the decision to charge people for bringing claims of unfair treatment to Employment Tribunals has...
Will the UK increase trade with India post Brexit?
The nature of trade post-Brexit is a hot topic and this article looks at another nation that Britain might look to, instead of the EU.
Risks from prolonged low interest rates
Here is an excellent piece from economists at NIESR on some of the macro risks for advanced economies from the long phase of low, and in some cases, negative interest rates.
Free trade and politics as drawn by cartoonist KAL
A wonderful two minute video on the principle of free trade
Tim Harford: Why being messy is good
Tim Harford has a new book out on creativity - this is a short piece he has made for BBC Newsnight on the value of having a messy desk!
UK FDI into China - Bicester Village Shows the Way!
Very few people know that Bicester Village is the 2nd most visited destination for Chinese tourists; however, the company that owns it has recently expanded into China too, gambling on the growth...
Weak pound no cure for long term UK economic ills
Phillip Inman looks here at the suggestion that a weaker pound will be beneficial for the UK economy.
Do mergers and takeovers raise prices rather than efficiency?
Super article to read on the impact of takeovers and mergers on economic efficiency and consumer welfare.
Nissan to make new Qashqai and X-Trail models in Britain
Nissan's importance to the North east economy is hard to over-state so this announcement is welcome news indeed.
The Importance of Remittances for Nepal
Nearly two million Nepalese live and work overseas, little wonder that remittances flowing into Nepal account for nearly one third of their annual national income.
Artificial intelligence as a disruptive technology
The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) continues to generate concerns. The latest furore emerged at the start of this week. Researchers in the top ranked University College London...
Why banks could disappear in 20 years
This short video report from Newsnight considers whether fin tech will provide enough creative destruction to challenge the commercial viability of the banking system we have grown up with over the...
Economics News Quiz - w/e 28 October 2017
Here's this week's Economics news quiz. 6 multi-choice questions as either a Powerpoint quiz or paper version.