This article highlights the negative externalities associated with so-called nuisance tourism in Amsterdam and the effects of a campaign conducted by the city's authorities that has reduced the...

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The Wall Street Journal has looked at the rise of Aldi in the US, highlighting the ways that the German discounter has become the fastest growing chain.

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Here's this week's economics news quiz.

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The Financial Times looks at the economics of the Creator Economy - a sector valued at some $250bn by Goldman Sachs. To what extent is the industry becoming monopolised by a small handful of...

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This eight minute video from Bloomberg News is ideal support for teachers and students covering Globalisation and indeed de-globalisation as part of their Year 13 Macroeconomics. It introduces us...

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We make 50 billion shoes per year, and nearly all of them end up in landfill. This Business Insider clip looks at the recyclability of sports shoes, and the difficulties in doing this.

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We're all set for our upcoming A-Level Economics workshops later this month. Here are the full details!

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Sainsburys believe they are winning back some market share from the discount supermarkets and are anticipating a good Christmas for profits.

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Here's a link to a set of two knowledge organisers for Theme 1 for Edexcel A-Level Economics (A). The first covers topics from the basic economic problem through to demand and supply. The second...

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Big business news today! WeWork has filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in the USA to help it deal with a mountain of debt. WeWork expanded rapidly post 2010 and spent billions acquiring leases on...

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The Fawcett Society has reported that the costs of childcare are a major deterrent to women returning to the workforce, with their data suggesting that around a quarter of a million women have left...

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The Bank of England is expecting a stagnant economy over the next year but is keeping its base rate at 5.25% to squeeze the inflation rate back down towards its target of 2%.

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If you are studying the economics of ethical business models and the consequences of monopsony power in labour and product markets, the criticisms of Boohoo are deep-rooted and hugely important....

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The negative externalities of obesity are increasingly a global problem, and this Bloomberg clip looks at how its affecting the Indian economy, where 1 in 4 Indians are now overweight or obese.

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If you enjoy connections, wordle, & tradle, then you will probably like the latest OEC game: ConnectTrade. Can you connect four countries and the four products that make up some of their key...

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This Joseph Rowntree Foundation clip looks at how far Universal Credit stretches for low income families, noting that for many of them, it doesn't even cover the cost of essential items. And that...

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Lots of lovely economics in this BBC piece: demand and supply, to explain the recent collapse in the price of shipping; derived demand, in that the demand for shipping is derived from the demand...

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The City of Edinburgh has declared a housing emergency. There are record homelessness figures along with a severe shortage of social rented homes and spiralling private rental costs. Some also...

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Here's this week's economics news quiz.

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The government has redirected some funds from the cancelled HS2 into support for bus services including an extension of the £2 cap on bus fares to 2023. Have a go at this free teaching activity,...

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