UK Current Account - NOT just the Balance of Trade!
Beware, in looking at the
most recent current account data, of the changes that lie beneath the surface. For in spite of the fact that the trade deficit narrowed to £9.0 billion in Quarter 3...
Ed Miliband and incentives: is he really human?
Many people seem to have doubts about whether Ed Miliband really is human. His famous struggle with the bacon sandwich in some ways says it all. But at a much more important level, he seems to...
Mining tungsten in the UK
It is rare to hear of the opening of a new mine in Britain so news that a tungsten mine will start extracting in the autumn of 2015 is welcome news.
Slow productivity in the UK economy
In this BBC news video, Robert Peston has been finding out why productivity in the UK has fallen since 2008 - and what can be done to improve it.
What is the Gini coefficient?
This BBC news article looks at the origins of the Gini coefficient as a measure of income inequality
Impact of weak currenicies on exporters
On Friday morning there was a useful discussion on Wake up to Money about the effect that cuts in interest rates in countries such as China and South Korea are having on the change rate of the...
African Students Abroad
Many of our A level students have their thoughts fixed pretty firmly on the coming transfer to university, and how their lives will be change in a few months time. But they probably don't expect...
Boom Bust Boom
Boom Bust Boom is a new film on economics from Terry Jones (ex of Monty Python) and it provides a clear, blow-by-blow explanation of the 2008 crisis: how excessive lending to the non-creditworthy...
George Osborne: has he reached his own targets?
There will be many assessments of the economic record of the Coalition government in the run up to the 2015 election. Not many people read the Independent (it has a daily circulation of under...
Corruption in Nigeria
This news report from Channel 4 news (broadcast in March 2015) focuses on the scale of corruption in Nigeria. Claims of massive corruption loom over Nigeria's 2015 general election, with the...
2015 IMF review of the Indian economy
A useful primer on the IMF view of prospects for the Indian economy. The Indian economy has bottomed out and is on a revival path, with growth strengthening, helped by positive policy actions that...
GDP Bonds and Greek Debt
If smaller eurozone countries get into debt difficulties without a fiscal union, it is difficult for Europe to help. Could GDP-linked bonds be the answer in the long run to addressing a country's...
Infrastructure – Africa's sticking point?
The level of infrastructure spending in Africa remains well below the levels required to sustain rapid rates of economic growth. The annual level of capital spending on core infrastructure is...
Here's a short, engaging lesson starter looking at some of the economic differences of the regions in the UK. This resource looks at pay levels, regional output, regional productivity and...
John Van Reenen on Austerity
It is likely that there will be tax increases after the election - whoever wins, according to 'Austerity' by John Van Reenen in this new short video assessing the state of the UK economy ahead of...
Petrobras corruption scandal rocks Brazil
Corruption is a persistent and endemic problem in many countries but the Petrobas bribery and kickback scandal in Brazil is a great one to use when looking for contextual examples of the impact of...
Launch of the Apple Watch
The long awaited announcement of the launch of the Apple Watch came on March 9th. In a classic and pertinent example of price anchoring, the prices for the watch will begin at $349, with a 18-carat...
Can we escape the grip of secular stagnation?
Are we doomed to secular stagnation, to permanently low rates of economic growth? The debate was sparked off nearly a decade before the financial crisis by the top American economist Robert Gordon....
Arthur Lewis and Development Economics
On the centenary of Arthur Lewis's birth, LSE Deputy Director and Provost Professor Stuart Corbridge discusses the Nobel laureate's contribution to development economics at LSE and the world at large
China's growth target for 2015 is shaved to 7%
The Chinese government has shaved their real GDP growth target for 2015 to 7% as a gathering slowdown in economic growth becomes more apparent by the day. Corruption, deep social concerns about...