Thaler on the Power of Nudge for Good or Bad
The incomparable Professor Richard Thaler is worried that "many private sector businesses are nudging purely for their own profit and not in customers’ best interests." They are violating one or...
The irrationality of eating bacon
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has recently published a report on the implications for human health of consuming processed meat including bacon, hot dogs, ham and sausages. Americans consume...
OCR F585 June 2016 Case Study Articles
This is a curation of articles and other resources for students taking the June 2016 OCR F585 A2 Economics Case Study which this year focuses on globalisation, primary export dependency among...
Rising Football Ticket Prices
The issue of rising football ticket prices has been getting increasing coverage in the media lately. Tickets for top flight football matches in England have risen at an exponential rate since the...
Can China move beyond being an innovation sponge?
Can China move from being an innovation sponge relying heavily on absorbing and adapting existing technology and knowledge from around the world into an economy which catalyses innovation to move...
Sun Online Drops their Paywall
Here is an interesting reversal in the pricing strategy for the Sun Online - it appears that they are scrapping their pay wall and making their basic news content free online - although some of...
Could Cyprus economic recession be nearing its end?
Cyprus has recently received a credit rating upgrade, following the positive outlook of its public finances and its return to positive growth figures, after a prolonged recession following the...
Does Starbucks Pay Enough Tax?
The Royal Economic Society’s 2015 Annual Public Lecture will be delivered by Professor RACHEL GRIFFITH - on 24 November in London and 5 December in Manchester. The London lecture will also be...
The benefits of an entry level job - much more than the wage?
The merits of increasing the minimum wage is one of my favourite topics to discuss with a class as it usually as a direct relevance to their pay packets at their part-time jobs as well as having a...
Topical News Quiz – take the lollipop challenge
Here’s a quick topical news quiz challenge on various stories from the world of Economics over the last week. It comes in the format of an onscreen quiz called the ‘Lollipop Challenge’. The quiz...
Insights into Economics Depts and A Level Entries
We've been spending some time analysing the big data submitted by schools and colleges to the DfE. We wanted to learn more about which schools and colleges are entering students for A Level...
Zambian copper mining industry suffers a slump
One copper mine in Zambia accounts for 14% of the total electricity demand in the country. A remarkable statistic for a country so heavily dependent on copper mining for exports, jobs and GDP. This...
Financial Markets: School Webinar by the Bank of England and tutor2u
We are delighted to be partnering with the Bank of England to deliver a series of free webinars for A Level Economics students and teachers.
Bacon sandwich with sugar, anyone?
Government ministers have bowed to pressure. They have published the report by Public Health England (PHE) which calls for a tax of up to 20 per cent on sugary drinks and foods. If the tax reduced...
New Global Poverty Line
In October 2015, the World Bank updated the global poverty line used to track progress across countries in reducing extreme poverty.
China – The UK’s New BFF
So, Chinese President Xi Jinping has now left the UK after his very visible state visit – but it has not been without some controversy. The UK Government has faced some criticism about how heavily...
Can environmental assets be stranded?
The Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, courted the wrath of the fossil fuel industry in a speech at the end of last month. He argued that investors in the sector face ‘potentially huge...
The thinking behind feminist economics
Whilst there are certainly now more female economists than in the past, economics remains a discipline that seems dominated by men.
Beyond the Bike: photo of the week
A major factor in boosting economic development is spending on infrastructure - everything from transport, to utilities, to communications, to finance. This week's picture was taken on board the MV...
Beyond the Bike Lesson Resource: Stages of Economic Integration
This week's second Beyond the Bike resource encourages students to deepen their knowledge of the ins and outs of the different levels/stages of economic integration between countries, and then...