President Obama's Behavioural Insights Executive Order
A few weeks ago, President Obama issued an unusual Executive Order (a presidential instruction that effectively bypasses the minefield of getting legislation through Congress). The Executive Order...
tutor2u Economics is Coming to Malaysia: 25-27 February 2016
We are delighted to be visiting our teaching colleagues in the Far East once again in 2016. The tutor2u Economics team is visiting Kuala Lumpur on 25-27 February 2016 to deliver two of our most...
tutor2u Economics is Coming to Dubai: 9-11 February 2016
We are delighted to be visiting our teaching colleagues in the UAE again in 2016. The tutor2u Economics team is visiting Dubai on 9-11 February 2016 to deliver two of our most popular Economics CPD...
The Oil Price and Exchange Rates
I’ve recently finished teaching exchange rates with my Y13 students and I came across this interesting article
in The Economist. It talks about the
relationship between the oil price and the...
The Future of China's Economy
This is an absolute gem! It is the recording of a live lecture on China given at the Oxford Martin School on Wednesday 11th November 2015. I thoroughly recommend that all A2 economics students...
In Conversation with Amartya Sen
Amartya Sen is Thomas W. Lamont University Professor, and Professor of Economics and Philosophy, at Harvard University. He is the recipient of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Economics and an honorary...
FDI and LRAS: Microsoft to open UK data centres
Data storage centres have a physical bricks and mortar aspect but also a weightless component too! The decision by Microsoft to invest in two new data centres will have effects on aggregate demand...
The Impact of Falling Oil and Steel Prices on the UK Economy
My first year macro students are analysing and evaluating some effects of the steep decline in oil and steel prices on key UK macroeconomic indicators. Here’s some background reading for their...
Supply-side Economics: Commercialising University Research
This brand new short film from Cambridge Enterprise highlights six of their successes in bringing inventions to market - be it ground-breaking drugs with the potential to save millions of lives, or...
Exposure to the Chinese Economic Slowdown
In this excellent short six minute discussion George Magnus, associate at Oxford University's China Centre, explains to FT's Dan McCrum who is exposed to China's slowdown and how it is changing.
Groucho Marx and Property Bubbles
The commercial property market in London has been booming for several years. The Bank of England is concerned about yet another property bubble building up. The executive director for financial...
Retail without the Risk - The Low Cost Gym Industry
Retail without the risk? The Gym Group is a low-cost fitness chains and one of many that is racing to open up new gyms by leasing some of the spare retail space on Britain's beleaguered high...
AQA AS Economics Practice Papers
We've just completed the first collection of practice exam papers for the new AQA A Level (AS) Economics specifications.
Edexcel Economics A (AS) Practice Exam Papers
We pleased to announce the completion of a new suite of four practice exam papers for the new Edexcel Economics A (AS) specification.
OECD cuts global growth forecast
The world economy normally grows by around 4% each year and a growth rate of 3% is regarded by many as tantamount to a new global recession. The OCED's latest macro forecast reflects concerns about...
Investment Ratios for Selected Countries
As part of A2 macroeconomics we have been looking at capital investment ratios for a number of countries. Investment has important demand and supply-side effects. The UK has a relatively low rate...
Premature Deindustrialization in Africa
A decade of fast growth driven mainly by rampant commodity price inflation has left many African countries vulnerable to the Chinese economic slowdown.
Dynamic Pricing from Digital Profiles
A hat tip to Matt Smith for spotting this one and putting on his excellent twitter feed @EconomicsALevel This article from the Guardian will be a go-to resource when I start teaching the economics...
Outward Migration from India - Brain Drain or Brain Deposit?
This is a really important development economics issue. India and many other developing / emerging countries has seen a significant rise in net outward migration of skilled people. To what extent...
African Population Growth - Dividend or Disaster
Can Africa's booming population be harnessed for economic growth? This new book - available for free download from the World Bank - explores many of the issues. Click here for the resource