Marshall Society Economics Conference January 30th 2016
We are pleased to support the Marshall Society at the University of Cambridge as they launch details of their third annual conference. This is always an excellent day out at an event held at the...
Supply side policy in operation - Universal Credit
A Level students are told that supply-side policies are the ultimate government response to support economic performance. If they can get the supply side policy right, it should have a positive...
Can a currency depreciation lift Brazil out of recession?
I will be using this mini case study when teaching exchange rates next term. The Brazilian real has been falling rapidly against the US dollar. Since mid-2014, the real has depreciated 43 per cent...
Valuing the Future - Why Climate Change Agreement is Hard
The two week long Paris conference on climate change seems to drag on interminably. There are obviously many reasons why such summits find it difficult to reach meaningful agreements. But a...
Market for ivory - prices, market failure and black markets
This week on the Beyond the Bike adventure, Stuart and Claire have been investigating the impact of illegal ivory poaching near Lusaka. To support the Beyond the Bike investigation, we have put...
Altriusm as part of Behavioural Economics - Zuckerberg joins the list of big philanthropists
Altruism has been included as part of the new specifications for A level Economics. The concept is included as part of the greater emphasis on behavioural economics as evidence of the growing...
Productive Efficiency: How Amazon gets packages to you
Amazon's investment in robots to improve productive efficiency at many of their hub distribution centres in the USA and overseas is emphasised in this superb two minute video clip - a perfect...
Amartya Sen: Development Economics in the Next 30 Years
Nobel laureate Amartya Sen talks about key issues in development research over the last 30 years. In a world of one priority you miss out a lot of things – we need to take again a WIDER view on a...
Joseph Stiglitz: The State of the Market Explained
In this video Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz discusses the importance of finding the right balance between the state and the market, the discussion on governance as well as the role of economists...
Human Development: The Last 30 Years and the Next 30
In this short and accessible interview Frances Stewart, University of Oxford, discusses the past, present and future of human development through her research on the subject.
Climate Change: The Last 30 Years and the Next 30
In this interview Channing Arndt explores how developing countries will undergo the development process amid the threat of climate change. Furthermore he discusses the potentials for the creation...
What's Up with Benefit Tourism?
This video provides an accessible and humorous account of the issues surrounding the Prime Minister’s negotiations with the European Commission, focused on migrants’ access to welfare benefits.
Black Friday, Games and the Stock Market
Black Friday has come and gone. The massive surge into the shops which was anticipated in much of the media failed to materialise.
Barriers to Economics Development: Corruption in Africa
This news will hardly come as a surprise to seasoned students of development economics.
Can Nigeria replicate China's economic transformation?
Correct your maps: China is Nigeria!
Contestable Markets: Tyrrells Launches Advertising Campaign
The premium crisp / potato chip market is increasingly crowded these days. I don't mean the industrial offering stacked high from the likes of Pringles but the slightly more esoteric product brands...
International Trade Infographics
There are some super graphics that provide a stimulating insight into the pattern of international trade from The Economist.
Ofcom - the industry regulator using other methods to support consumers
A lack of competition in a market can lead to welfare loss in terms of high prices and lack of innovation within the industry. One government response is to assign a regulator - an organisation...
HS2 to arrive early - in Crewe?
Now, there are not many things that those of us who live near Crewe can crow about at the moment (although the mighty Crewe Alex did manage to get themselves off the bottom of League One at the...
Climate Change Summit - a chance for some Quantitative Methods!
You may have already read Ruth's blog this morning on COP21 and, of course, you will see it mentioned in many news broadcasts over the coming days. Teachers of A Level Economics will know that...