EU Non Tariff Barriers limiting development in Ghana
Whilst the European Union may be reducing some import tariffs and quotas on agricultural items imported from outside the EU, it is also increasing many of the regulations governing the nature of...
Beyond the Bike - Fair Trade lesson ideas
Supporting Stuart's blog post this week on fair trade, here is a selection of RES-supported lesson resources on fair trade, and links to some super talks and clips on fair trade.
Brexit: Britain's Major Export Products and Markets
Here is a smart graphic from our friends at Statista. According to data from the Office of National Statistics, over half of British exports go to countries in the European Union. In 2015,...
Digitally Disrupted GDP
Gross Domestic Product: three words that can decide elections, influence political decisions, and determine whether a country can keep borrowing or will be thrown into recession. Economist Diane...
Air pollution may be harming your fantasy league ranking!
Air pollution is responsible for harming footballers’ performance. That is the main finding of research by Andreas Lichter, Nico Pestel and Eric Sommer presented at the Royal Economic Society’s...
Why have wages stagnated in many developed countries
Unemployment rates have seen a welcome fall in many developed countries as economies have recovered from the last recession. But for millions of people, the real value of pay packets has been flat...
The End of the Chinese Economic Miracle
This is a totally must-see short 15 minute film from the Financial Times. China's economic miracle is under threat from a slowing economy and a dwindling labour force. The Financial times...
Crises of capitalism
This is a super enrichment video from the RSAnimate series on the Crises of Capitalism, based on a talk by David Harvey. It's from 2010, but still worth a watch for 10 minutes!
How does the 1% live?
I really like this photo collection from the Washington Post showing how the 1% live - the images on the website are taken from the book "Privilege in a Time of Global Inequality" by Myles Little,...
The IMF under the spotlight
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has played a prominent role in world financial affairs in the post-Second World War period. In the 1950s and 1960s, its main purpose was to support the system...
Edexcel Economics Unit 3 A2 Micro Paper: Explain and Evaluate a Change in Company Profits - Applying a Real-World Scenario
As an Edexcel economics student, you'll be very familiar with a common question in the Unit 3 A2 micro paper data response section where you're asked to explain and evaluate a change in company...
Snacks on a plane
Many of us have probably assumed this for years, but now a study has been carried out showing just how high the profit margins are for budget airlines on the onboard snacks. Flybe's markup on...
The IMF's assessment of women's impact on business
This great 1 minute infographic-style clip from the IMF outlines the possible economic impact of replacing men with women in senior positions in business across Europe.
Essay: Britain outside the Euro - good for the economy?
Here is an example of a student essay on this question: Evaluate the argument that the UK's relative economic performance has benefitted from remaining outside of the Euro since it was launched in...
Price discrimination on airline seating
We're now used to paying different prices for air tickets depending on when we choose to book, but a patent has been filed in the US for a new "bench seat" that can accommodate different numbers of...
Supporting visually impaired students in economics
I received a request for advice last week from an economics teacher who was looking for guidance on best to support a severely visually impaired student through the complicated diagrams in 2nd year...
London Mayor, Boris Johnson appeared on the Andrew Marr show yesterday and has now become the poster-boy for the 'Out' campaign hoping to convince people to back Britain's exit of the EU....
The declining fortune of the millennials and Generation Y
I was really struck by the research published by the Guardian today on the declining share of income accruing to young people compared with the older, retired generation, due to a combination of...
A short history of crude oil's booms and busts
This nifty little video from CNN looks at some of the ups and downs in world crude oil prices over the long run.
Is it becoming tougher for corporations to avoid tax?
This BBC news magazine articleThis BBC news magazine article highlights the reasons why some of the leading tax avoiders are starting to play ball. Unsurprisingly, it's not because of their...