Sir Partha Dasgupta - Wealth and Well-Being
Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta, the Cambridge Professor and renowned development economist, speaks to the Warwick Economics Summit 2015 with a speech entitled "Wealth and Well-Being"
Wealth inequality in Africa
I was struck by the conclusion of a blog from Christope Lakner on the World Bank blog in which he made a staggering claim about wealth inequality in Africa
First Group wins extended franchise for rail services
It was the only company bidding to run this franchise, so little surprise that First Group will continue to run services west of London. Hopefully the next few years will see a substantial rise in...
Brexit – new report on the consequences of the UK leaving the EU
A new report has been produced seeking to estimate the economic consequences of the UK leaving the European Union
Public Goods - Flood defence vital for farming
This short interview with a mustard farmer from the East of England is a useful primer when discussing the importance of smaller-scale, often localised infrastructure projects.
Competitiveness - a crispmaker's ideal ingredients
In this short one minute video we meet the managing direct or Kettle Foods, one of a growing number of premium crisp / chip food manufacturers in the UK.
Knocking at No. 11 - Lesson Starter to recap on major items of the Budget for March 2015
Here's our annual engaging lesson starter to help recap on the major policies introduced by George Osborne as part of his last Budget before the May 2015 General Election. Use this to promote...
Sir Paul Collier on Urbanisation and Economic Development
No country anywhere has developed without urbanisation. Professor Sir Paul Collier, the renowned development expert and Professor of Economics & Public Policy at the Blavatnik School of...
The Young Founders Entrepreneurship Course
Here are details of a new and exciting course for young entrepreneurs - it will run in London in the summer of 2015 and applications are now open.
Consumption drives UK economy
Our good friend George Buckley, Chief UK economist at Deutsche Bank argues in this interview with the Financial Times that consumption is driving the economic recovery. A useful primer for AS macro...
Five Years As Chancellor: How Has George Osborne Fared?
This is an excellent 3 minute video from Sky's Ed Conway assessing how George Osborne has done as Chancellor in the years 2010-2015. A good range of AS macro indicators are used.
Changes to the CPI Basket for 2015
The annual changes in the make up of the basket of goods and services used to calculate the consumer price index have been announced.
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...