The impact of structural unemployment
Students are likely to have heard of Michael Moore's most recent documentaries such as Where to Invade Next and Capitalism: A Love Story, but it's worth delving back into the archives to revisit...
Practice Exam Papers for A Level Economics (AS)
Teachers and students preparing for the first sitting of the new AS Level Economics exams in summer 2016 will find these new practice exam papers an invaluable resource.
Tourism and Economic Development in Africa
In this excellent A2 economics essay, Ben Stheeman analyses and evaluates the contribution that tourism can and might make to growth and development in Sub Saharan Africa. The global tourism sector...
Osborne's Spending review - a few resources
Here's a few resources for teachers who wish to discuss George Osborne's Spending Review and Autumn Statement in their classes over the next couple of days. All of the data has been taken from the...
Mergers and increasing concentration in European universities
Nearly 100 mergers have taken place between European universities since 2000, and the number of so-called "super-cluster" universities is noticeably rising. This BBC article gives some useful facts...
Some nudges to improve teaching and learning
The nudge theory bandwagon has certainly been jumped on by professionals in all kinds of areas now (see my earlier blog post about President Obama's recent executive order on the matter), and...
IPencil and the Rise of Activist Laizzez-Faire
The parable of I-Pencil and the rise of activist laissez-faire - superb stuff for ambitious students! Courtesy of the excellent Evanomics blog
Southern Europe faces a major structural crisis
Major shocks to social and economic systems ruthlessly expose weaknesses which can be contained in more normal times. When the price of oil quadrupled in 1973/74, the different levels of resilience...
The gender pay gap in Hollywood
US actor Patricia Arquette has spoken to the BBC in an interview about gender pay equality in Hollywood, for Hollywood A-listers and also technical staff such as sound editors. Arquette's interview...
VW and government failure
Last night's BBC Panorama investigation into the Volkswagen emissions scandal provided loads of great material for a detailed look into the issue of government failure. The reporters noted that...
Chinese investment in Africa
A report in this week's Economist suggests that we may have over-estimated the degree to which China has been investing in Africa.
Renewable Energy - Morocco's Giant Solar Plant Opens
A solar farm covering an area in excess of 35 football pitches is scheduled to open in Morocco as the country makes progress towards an ambitious target of 40% of their energy flowing from...
Monopsony Power: Supermarket Price War Squeezes Suppliers
An article on monopsony power for you: the ability of large firms to dictate terms to their suppliers, summed up very eloquently.
Pfizer and Allergan's $150bn merger
Another merger on the cards then - horizontal integration at its finest but I confess that the reasons for merger worry me slightly.
Gender and ethnicity (in)equality in social media and tech companies
I found this infographic on employment figures in US-based social media and tech companies this morning, which provides a visual analysis of employment in terms of both gender and ethnicity in...
Which crops are most profitable?
The following infographics can be used to provide lots of insight into relationships between types of crops and levels of development.
OCR A2 Economics F585 Toolkit for June 2016
tutor2u's comprehensive teacher support toolkit for the OCR F585 pre-release material is now available.
Zambia strives to turn natural wealth into human wealth
This is a truly superb resource on the patterns of exports and imports for each country in the world. Zambia features heavily in the F585 case study as an exemplar of a country seeking to move...
Economics Topic Study Notes
The tutor2u Economics Channel features a wide variety of topic study notes designed to support A Level, Pre-U and IB Economics students around the world.
Sustainable Development Goals
There are some great "off-the-shelf" resources available online that can really help students gain a deeper understanding of the Sustainable Development Goals.