Europe's Debt Crisis - A Way Out
How can we solve the debt crisis in Europe? Professor Sir Chris Pissarides (2010 Nobel Prize Winner) explains how the "solutions" to Greece's problems so far have really just been delaying the issue
Economics of Obesity: Eating Less but Putting on Weight
Why has obesity risen despite us eating less? Rachel Griffith & Pierre Dubois talk about her work, which showed how the amount of exercise we get from modern life has played a massive role
Jean Tirole and the Nobel Prize | Nobel Plenary
Eric Maskin (2007 Nobel Laureate) and John Vickers (former OFT Chairman) discuss the importance Jean Tirole (2014 Nobel Laureate) has played in studying and understanding market regulation
Welfare and incentives: The Silver Lining of Unemployment Benefits
Does making unemployment benefits more generous keep more people out of work? Ioana Marinescu shares her fascinating discovery that by making the job market more relaxed, they actually help match...
Externalities - The Effects of Financial Stress on Pregnancy
Arna Vardardottir studied the effect of Iceland's financial crisis on pregnant women and found that Iceland's youngest generation have suffered much more than anyone expected!
Beyond the Bike Lesson Resources - Exchange Rates
To accompany Stuart's blog this week on many of the issues facing Zambia, we have put together a number of resources relating to exchange rates, both generally and in relation to Zambia and other...
Waiting for a Rate Move - UK Macro Analysis
Some superb macro analysis here from the economics team at RBS. Inflationary pressures are now - more than ever - aligned with global (external factors) and with long-term pressures on cost and...
Amazon and Creative Destruction
If you haven't already read Jim's blog on the opening of the physical bookstore in the US then click the link below for an instant view.
Theory of the Firm Teaching Resource: Privatisation Pros and Cons
Privatisation is a relatively minor (and often uninspiring, for 16 year olds!) topic – whizz through it more quickly with this simple activity that helps students to build their notes at the same...
Labour Markets Teaching Resource: Discrimination in the Workplace
Here is a teaching resources to help deliver workplace discrimination for A Level Economics. This is just one of the many labour markets resources we have developed for the new Teaching Labour...
Behavioural Economics Teaching Resource - The Importance of Altruism
This teaching & learning resource is designed to support students exploring behavioural economics in their A Level & IB Economics classes. It is just one of the many resources provided to...
Blind Cvs - Do Markets Solve the Problem of Discrimination?
The Prime Minister recently announced that the civil service will now introduce name-blind recruitment. When people apply for public sector jobs, their name will not appear on the documents sent...
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...