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Professor Claudia Goldin’s research has ‘advanced our understanding of women’s labour market outcomes.’ She is the third women to win the Nobel Prize for Economics. Have a go at this free teaching...

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Here is a digital download of the 4th edition (Autumn/Winter 2023) of our popular free magazine for all A-Level Economics students.

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The IMF forecasts that the UK’s growth rate for 2024 will be just 0.6%, in part, because higher interest rates are needed to reduce UK inflation. The UK government believes this is too pessimistic...

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This Bloomberg clip looks at the state of the Pakistani economy, highlighting the problems that the country faces, and how it has lagged behind its neighbour India. Pakistan's 36% inflation has...

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This lengthy Economist clip looks at the extent to which plastic waste, including the Great Pacific Garbage Patch as it is called, poses a threat to the environment, and, as a consequence, the...

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The incoming head of the World Bank, Ajay Banga, has spoken out about the extent to which the debt burdens of developing economies impinge upon their developmental prospects. He argues that unless...

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The UK's cloud computing market is under scrutiny for being dominated by Amazon and Microsoft.

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To widespread acclaim, Claudia Goldin has been awarded the 2023 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel “for having advanced our understanding of women’s labour...

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Inconsistent and fluctuating public sector investment, such as the recent cancellation of Birmingham-Manchester HS2, is contributing to the UK’s poor investment performance. Have a go at this free...

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Another outing for the concept of fiscal drag, with the Resolution Foundation quantifying the effects of freezing income tax thresholds, noting that as a result, by 2028 the Treasury can expect to...

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Liverpool is going to follow Manchester's lead, reverse deregulation of buses, and bring them back under public control, via franchising.

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Ghana's economy has been struggling in recent years due to a combination of factors, including high inflation, a depreciating currency, and rising debt levels. As a result, many people in Ghana are...

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This is a fantastic real world example of the use of market to try to correct a market failure, with the certificate of entitlement required to purchase a family car having risen to $146,002...

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Scientists have found evidence that 23m people in the world are living on ‘contaminated’ flood plains due to metal-mining pollution. Have a go at this free teaching activity, which includes a...

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This Reuters clip looks at the reforms associated with President Bola Tinubu have stalled - the relaxation of foreign exchange controls has seen the naira depreciate, a widening of the official and...

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The bumper Issue 4 of A-Level Economics Update Magazine is now available to order.

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It will be interesting to see what OFWAT makes of the business plans of the UK's water companies this week, and, as a result, the extent to which they are able to pass the costs of infrastructure...

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