RES Essay Competition (2016) Final Shortlist
Congratulations to the following students who have reached the final shortlist for the 2016 competition. These were the essays selected by our teacher judging panel from a total entry of just under...
Well-being: Is there really a mid-life crisis?
People’s life satisfaction follows a U-shape through the life cycle, gradually falling from early adulthood, reaching a minimum at around the ages of 40 to 42 and then rising up to the age of 70....
Economics Primer - The Market for Lemons
The Economist is running a series of primers on key economics ideas and papers. The first focuses on George Akerlof's brilliant work on asymmetric information and market failure in The Market for...
£24 billion takeover bid for technology firm ARM
Japanese company SoftBank has made a huge bid for the leading UK technology company ARM holdings - it is a huge commercial punt on the growth potential of the Internet of Things. BBC Newsnight...
PMI Data Points to Brexit Slowdown
The Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) is widely regarded as a lead indicator of turning points in the macroeconomic cycle - and the latest reading does not bode well for the UK economy in the...
Natural resource driven growth reaching limits in Chile
The natural resource-based economic model is starting to show its limits says a new review of the Chilean economy published by the OECD. And Chile must implement measures to stem environmental...
Living standards, Poverty and Inequality in the UK in 2016
Which households have gained and lost since the Great Recession? The Institute for Fiscal Studies have launched a new report on the impact of the years since the global financial crisis on living...
Top pay, social norms and values
A key platform of our new Prime Minister is to curb what she perceives to be boardroom excesses. “It is not anti-business to suggest that big business needs to change”, she said.
Free economics lesson resources
Here's a collation of all the free tutor2u economics lesson resources that have been designed throughout the year for the Beyond the Bike project, with the support of the RES - great for all your...
Paul Romer named as World Bank's new Chief Economist
This is a major appointment and one that has been greeted with notable enthusiasm by many top economists. The World Bank is reported to be naming Paul Romer as their new Chief Economist. Professor...
Ethiopia opens Africa's largest industrial park
Here is a great contextual example of how fast-growing countries such as Ethiopia are increasingly taking over the mantle of China in producing textiles and apparel.
Economics Teacher Jobs on Sunday
We've had more top teaching opportunities for economics teachers posted to the tutor2u jobs board this week.
Pollution, falling birth rates and increased mortality
When there’s more pollution more people end up in hospital, birth weights go down, and mortality rates rise - these are some of the negative externalities linked to high rates of air pollution in a...
Growth Challenges in Fragile States
Why do fragile states for economic growth and development? In this short interview, Professor Paul Collier argues that fragile states produce spillovers for everyone especially neighbouring...
Realising One Market for Africa
Can African achieve the creation of a continental free trade area by the end of 2017? Intra-regional trade within the African continent is less than 20% - much lower than other regions - and few...
Maximum sustainable debt
Here is a new concept to me but one relevant to year 2 macroeconomic debates about the scale of sovereign debt owed by developed and developing countries.
What's the problem with protectionism
In this hugely pertinent short essay, US economist Barry Eichengreen argues that protectionist policies such as import tariffs might not actually be bad macro policy at a time of a deflationary...
Characterising China in 3 Numbers
China is a country of fractured authoritarianism, in transition to a slower and (hopefully) more balanced growth and development phase especially between rural and urban areas.
Deep Underground as CrossRail nears completion
Europe's biggest construction project is nearing completion. The short video from Bloomberg takes us inside and deep underground - it is a stunning combination of smart design and engineering...
Ha Joon Chang on why Economics is for everyone!
Here is a superb new video from RSA animate featuring Cambridge economist Ha Joon Chang. This will be excellent to show to new economists when school and college gets back after the summer!