Sainsbury takes on Amazon with 1 hour delivery service
An example of how competition in the grocery sector is changing: Sainsbury's have launched Chop Chop with staff on bikes looking to delivery groceries within an hour in south-west London.
Turbulence in Chinese Property Markets
Karishma Vaswani raises in this article from the BBC the prospect of current trends in Chniese property markets being indicative of a dangerous 'bubble' and the implications of this for the wider...
A Level Economics Strong Foundations Workshops - Session Content for 2016/17
We're delighted to confirm the session content for our upcoming A Level Economics Strong Foundations workshops later this term.
Over-educated grads are bad news for economic theory!
An exciting time of the year for many young people, with some setting off to university for the first time, and others starting to polish their applications for next year. Good news if you...
Top 10 Universities in the UK for Economics
One common question from students at this time of year is about recommendations for which university they should apply for. Students, of course, should think about many factors including proximity...
Who wins in a cashless society?
Essential listening I think for students taking financial economics as part of their A level and looking at the functions of money in a modern system. Linda Yueh presents a special programme via...
Argentina returns to the world capital markets
The Argentinian economy is struggling with double-digit inflation and stagnant real economic growth. The currency remains prone to devaluation (increasing the cost of essential imports) and the...
Is the world suffering a curse of cash?
Harvard economist Ken Rogoff has a new book out called The Curse of Cash. In his view, the world is awash with cash and it’s making us poorer and less safe. Would we be better off in a world...
The falling £ and the circular flow
A positive effect of Brexit as lower exchange rates have encouraged foreigners to spend more in post-Brexit Britain, at the same time that our tourists cut spending overseas. It is not a dramatic...
Handle with care! A great behavioural nudge
Handle with care! A bike manufacturer wanted to drastically lower the number of shipments arriving to customers damaged because of mis-handling. Their insight was to remind themselves that...
Free A Level Economics CPD Webinars
We are pleased to announce details of the first in a series of free A Level Economics CPD Webinars.
Top Ten Jobs for Bonuses in the UK
The bonus culture in some industries is a constant source of discussion but which jobs typically pay the highest average annual bonuses to their workers? It won't come as a surprise to find banking...
Economics of crime and punishment
Natalie Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes: don’t you just love her? One of the Black Lives Matter campaigners, our Nat caused chaos by occupying the runway at City airport, on the grounds that climate...
Edexcel A Level Economics (A) - Lesson Worksheets for the Entire Linear Course
Our series of key topic lesson worksheets now provides complete coverage of the Edexcel A Level Economics (A) specification.
Understanding network externalities
Professor Sanjeev Goyal explains his general theory of network formation based on individual incentives, and their economic implications in this short video.
AQA A Level Economics - Lesson Worksheets for the Entire Linear Course
Our series of key topic lesson worksheets now provides complete coverage of the AQA A Level Economics specification.
OCR A Level Economics - Lesson Worksheets for the Entire Linear Course
Our series of key topic lesson worksheets now provides complete coverage of the OCR A Level Economics specification.
Is Technology more about Profits than People?
I'm not sure I agree with this Guardian article: it advocates the introduction of barriers to entry and tighter regulation of internet-based companies, such as Airbnb and Uber. However, despite the...
What does Brexit mean? A new short film
"Brexit means Brexit", but what does this mean? Our friends at Econ Films have interviewed over a dozen economists from a range of fields, and made this quick video explaining the biggest issues...
US farmers go natural for profits
Some elementary microeconomics here: certain farmers in the US are promoting the sale of 'natural' (i.e. hormone free) meat. This means that they've reduced the head of cattle they farm but are...