Will there be a 'watering down' of the National Living Wage?
This year's Year 2 students looking at wage determination as part of their Labour Economics sessions are well to be reminded that the UK uses a 'National Living Wage' title rather than 'Minimum...
Why the IMF makes England football managers look like world-beaters
Sports fans will all be familiar with the commentator who almost always gets things wrong. “Arsenal are very much on top here” he – it is invariably a ‘he’ – will pronounce, or “Root is looking...
Is Morrisons positioning itself as a deep discounter?
Morrisons have promised to slash food prices over over 150 items - reported here in the Guardian. This isn't what traditional oligopoly theory would suggest is likely to happen but then again the...
Bayer bids $65bn to win control of Monsanto
One of the summer's biggest merger stories: Bayer's offer for Monsanto. The former has raised its offer in the hope of completing a merger to create a giant global agribusiness. What type of merger...
Working Poverty - 3 Jobs and still Poor
An interesting look here at poverty in Port Talbot - in the context of Brexit. It stands as a example of highly localised poverty and its causes, examined by a Joseph Rowntree Foundation report.
The Prisoner's Dilemma Explained in One Minute
If you've never heard about game theory before or have but are not all that confident you've fully understood the concept, this prisoner's dilemma video is worth watching.
The Psychology of Money
In this video of a talk given recently at the RSA in London, the BBC Radio 4 broadcaster Claudia Hammond explores the latest research in psychology, neuroscience, biology and behavioral economics
Working Poverty and Youth Unemployment
Over 150 million younger workers in emerging and developing countries are suffering from working poverty - in other words they have work but it does not pay enough to lift them out of poverty -...
Here's a quick, 6 question multi-choice quiz about UK economic events over the summer as a fun introduction to your new-term classes. The questions are on a Powerpoint file and meant to be screened...
BBC Newsnight interview with Joseph Stiglitz - a Year 2 homework exercise
Our Year 2 students are returning this week and, after a few weeks of (some) sun and relaxation, they are no doubt chomping at the bit to get ready for the challenges ahead this academic year. The...
Join Us for A Level Economics CPD During September 2016!
We've got a packed programme of resource-intensive CPD courses for A Level Economics teaching colleagues during September 2016.
IB Diploma Economics - Course Companions for 2017
We are pleased to announce the immediate availability of four new digital Course Companions to support teachers and students preparing for IB Economics in 2016/17.
Introducing the tutor2u IB Economics Student Group
Are you studying IB Economics? Would you like additional support and encouragement as you prepare for IB Economics exams and during your course? This new IB Economics student group on FB is for you.
Harnessing FDI in Africa
Professor John Sutton from the London School of Economics discusses how African countries can attract foreign direct investment (FDI) and why it's crucial for creating jobs. Professor Sutton has...
Tourism may bleed the people of the Atacama desert dry
This Guardian piece on the natives of the Atacama desert in Chile is a superb case study article to read when assessing some of the private and external costs and benefits of expanding tourism in a...
Stiglitz on Seven Reforms to Save the Euro
In his new book on the structural problems undermining the European single currency project, US economist and Nobel prize winner Joseph Stiglitz argues that a number of reforms are needed in order...
China now has the biggest corporate debt in the world
One of the big risks facing the Chinese economy is the staggering level of corporate debt as the economy slows down. According to this report from the Financial Times, "China’s total outstanding...
The Great Recession and the Failure of Financial Intermediation
Our friends at Marginal Revolution have a new 12 minute video focusing on the failure of financial intermediation as a key root cause of the collapse of the UK housing market and the subsequent...
Wimpy snaps up Gourmet Burger Kitchen
Another merger story - although it seems to be a case of conglomerate merger. South African firm Famous Brands already owns Wimpy and has decided to buy Gourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK) strengthening...
Lone parents benefitting from rising employment
The ONS has drilled down into the latest unemployment data and highlighted the fact lone parents have benefited from rising employment and the number of households where no-one works has also...