Dunnhumbly - the humble beginnings of a shopping revolution!
Dunnhumbly has appeared on a previous Unit 3 Micro data response paper! This is an interesting profile of the founders of the business whose statistical approach to market intelligence can...
Creating markets in things that don't yet exist
Creating markets for things that don't yet exist is a target for lifting innovation and research in the British economy according to this new report from Cambridge University. This is relevant to...
Seeing as the sun does - sunscreen and information failure
The Poo Bus
OECD calls for Indian structural economic reforms
How well does my job pay?
Was the Rosetta comet landing mission worth the cost?
Is Batman a good economist?
The regressive effects of austerity?
The fiscal austerity introduced by the Coalition government as part of their attempt to reduce the size of the structural budget deficit may have worsened the gap between rich and poor according to...
Payday lenders subject to an interest rate cap
Here is an example of competition policy in action and an intervention that is likely to shake up the controversial market for doorstep or 'payday' loans
All we are saying: give capitalism a chance
Is there a secret Leninist cell operating at a high level in the European Commission's headquarters in Brussels?
Clash of the Titans” economic forecasting competition
The Economic Research Council is about to launch their annual macroeconomic forecasting competition and they are keen for many more schools and colleges to get involved!
Is Ed Miliband secretly a Rational Economic Person?
Recently, we have seen a very effective piece of forward guidance. Ed Miliband’s statement that Labour would bring in a mansion tax on properties worth more than £2 million has had a dramatic impact.
World crude oil prices drop below $80 a barrel
For the first time in over four years, global crude oil prices have fallen below the $80 dollar per barrel benchmark.
Prospects for sustained growth in the ASEAN single market
McKinsey has produced a new report on prospects for economic growth and development in the ASEAN single market. One aspect is that the depth of intra-regional trade within the ten member group...
Foreign direct investment in Africa
Here is a link to a collaborative presentation put together by one of my Year 13 Economics groups on the issue of the impact of foreign direct investment in Africa. Click here:...
Behavioural economics playlist
The University of Sterling Behavioural Science Centre is curating an interesting play list of behavioural economics videos available on you tube. Click here to access:...
What’s the point of the G20?