Sports Direct to open a new gym chain
Budget lower-cost gyms - has their time arrived? Is there a sufficient gap in the health club / fitness membership market for commercial returns for players such as Sports Direct?
Migrant Money is Key to Development
A newly published podcast from the World Bank focuses on the importance of remittance incomes for many poorer countries. The flow of remittance incomes from migrants living and working overseas in...
The importance of infrastructure for development
No country has developed without access to well-functioning infrastructure - according to a new report produced by the heads of multilateral development banks. This press release is well worth...
Falling labour participation in the US: causes and effects
In The Balance Podcast- Inflation and Deflation Discussion
Numbeo and economic data
Teaching Vacancy - Head of Economics at Bedford Modern School
Job Vacancy - Head of Economics at Rishworth School (West Yorks)
The latest research on the impact of migration
E-waste in West Africa
West Africa, and in particular Ghana, is widely known as the main dumping ground for electronic waste.
Will China’s rapid rise continue?
Cartels and Game Theory in the Oil Industry
China poised to pass US as world’s biggest economy
Amazon and ‘the invisible foot’
Jeff Sachs calls for government to set an investment agenda
NHS needs extra cash as funding crisis grows
The NHS faces a significant funding shortfall in the next Parliament according to a new report
Economic divisions in Brazil
An article on deep economic and social divisions on Brazil ahead of the 2014 election
Google buys two UK artificial intelligence startups
Google is back on the acquisition trail again