New book on UK economy from David Smith
David Smith, the Economics correspondent of the Sunday Times is a frequent and much valued speaker at many of the Tutor2u events. At this fascinating time for the British, European and Global...
Archaic definition of child poverty needs to go
David Cameron is feeling the heat. This is not just a consequence of the sudden dramatic rise in London temperatures. The need to extract something meaningful from our EU partners and the increased...
Guaranteed bank deposits and the market for lemons
One aspect of the Greek crisis which will affect many readers is the reduction in the amount of cash in a bank deposit which is protected. The Bank of England announced that the current guaranteed...
Missing links in the Productivity Puzzle
Tom White posted a link to a BBC video about the Productivity Puzzle last week, and here is another.
Productivity Puzzle video clip
Several blogs have discussed the rival theories why UK productivity appears so much lower than in comparable economies. The BBC have posted up a video that could serve as a helpful introduction....
Crowdfunding to repay the Greek debt
While Tom White's blog yesterday, about Debt Relief, might well be taken to apply to the plight of Greece, here's another alternative. Thom Feeney, a 29-year old Yorkshireman who lives and works...
Here's a quick and fun starter for your next session with your AS students (if they are still with you!). Lots of teachers will be scrabbling around at the moment to try and run something that is...
New Economics CPD events for 2015-2016
We've had a fantastic year of Economics CPD events in 2014-2015. It was great to see so many faces at our third Wow Economics day around the country and equally pleasing to meet delegates at our...
Does debt relief help economies grow?
Many governments are hampered by huge fiscal deficits leading to the accumulation of large national debts. This can be a serious obstacle for growth and development, especially for several of the...
Rethinking Economics - Discussion with Daniel Kahneman
Some notes from an interview with Daniel Kahneman at the 2015 Rethinking Economics Conference
Full Fact - A Goldmine of Data
A summer hat tip to Ben Christopher from Dubai College who flags up Full Fact as a great source of economic data across many topics. Here is the link to use: https://fullfact.org/economy/
Three women scholars you should know
Cesar Higaldo lauds three women scholars who are not just remarkable in their academic accomplishments, but also, represent three great examples of people that fought incumbent paradigms after...
Joseph Stiglitz on Inequality (June 2015)
This is an 18 minute interview from the Institute for New Economic Thinking with the leading US economist and Nobel winner Professor Joe Stiglitz.
Economics - Science or Art?
What exactly is economics? Science or art? An explanation of our society based on observable, demonstrable law or is it an attempt to systematise the unknowable - the mysteries of the human mind?
Tesco shareholders attack executive pay deals
The Guardian reports that 18% of Tesco shareholders failed to back the executive pay agreements put before the annual general meeting of Britain's biggest food retailer. Tesco has been under huge...
Making the invisibles in the economy visible
This is a really excellent article from Linda Yueh on the importance of services to the British economy. It features the work of Professor Jonathan Haskell from UCL who has done some important work...
Battling deforestation in Indonesia
The delicate balance between economic growth and conservation is explored in this short new video from the BBC. Protecting property rights and creating the right incentives are part of the battle...
Child Poverty Levels On The Rise in the UK in 2015
New figures find a rise in child poverty. Hundreds of thousands more children are now living in poverty in the UK. A report's found there are nearly four million youngsters struggling to make ends...
Bill Gates Interview: Tax, Climate and Microsoft
This is an eight minute interview with Bill Gates, the Founder of Microsoft who has developed a new role in driving innovation in poorer countries since he dropped the CEO role in 2000.
Collier and Rodrik on Understanding Development
Here is a podcast of a discussion between two eminent professors of economic development - Paul Collier and Dani Rodrik.