Some of the latest data regarding the intersect between the labour market and health make for grim reading. Whilst the employment rate has risen to nearly 76%, there are still two and half million...
It looks like the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is interested in the pricing strategies of supermarkets as regards fuel and food. The term 'rocket and feather' pricing has been used to...
The latest IFS peek under the bonnet of the tax system has revealed the 'hidden' effects of fixing freezing tax thresholds and personal allowances. As a result of this, by 2027, 20% of the...
In this fifteen minute video we look at aspects of the fast-growing market for streamed video on demand, dominated by scaled businesses such as Netflix, Disney, Amazon, Hulu, Sky and others. The...
Economics Weekly Quiz | 12 May 2023
Here's our weekly economics news quiz.
UK Interest Rates Climb to 4.5% - Highest since 2008
Unsurprisingly, UK monetary policy interest rates have ticked upwards again, reaching 4.5% after today's Bank of England announcement. However, the Bank is also of the view that inflation is going...
Join me on Friday 12th May from 4.30pm for two live exam-focused revisions ahead of Paper 1 where we will explore the key topic of government failure followed by how best to use economic efficiency...
This new video provides some context on the economic, social and political crisis facing Rwanda - hopefully useful application for Economics students revising growth and development.
Ryanair and Economies of Scale
Might the Ryanair deal to buy up to 300 Boeing 737 Max-10s generate economies of scale? It is certainly a good applied example of monopsony power and internal growth of a business as the aviation...
To lend money to customers, businesses need to apply for and gain approval for a specific type of banking licence. This is an important example of a regulatory entry barrier. UK-based mobile...
Debunking myths about low emissions zones
This Guardian article looks at how congestion zones are misrepresented in the media and highlights four benefits of clean air zones that are often overlooked.
We're busy creating short (60 second) revision videos explaining key topics and concepts in A Level Economics! And Tik Tok has been added to our content platforms.
Globalisation - How Mexico is Becoming the New China
This Wendover Productions clip looks at how the US-China trade war started to change US trade patterns, and how the coronavirus and its effect upon global supply chains, and lately the Ukraine war...
Quick Revision Blasts on Market Structures
In these three quick revision blasts, we looked at sticky prices in the petrol retail oligopoly; contestability in parcel couriers and the controversial issue of price walking by insurance...
Here is a new video providing some context on the economic, social and political crisis facing Sri Lanka - hopefully useful application for students revising growth and development.
Revision Session on Government Intervention
Almost 700 Year 13 Economists joined me for this highly interactive revision session on government intervention in markets on Monday. Once again, there were lots of stunning responses in the live...
Australia is looking to ban recreational vaping, believing vaping amongst the young to be a gateway drug, rather than a way of weaning people off cigarettes. As a result, vaping is going to be ban...
Economics Topics in 60 Seconds!
We're busy recording a series of 60-second YouTube shorts covering a range of key economics topics and concepts. We thought long and hard about what to call them - and came up with 60 Second...
Inflation has made us poorer but whose fault is it?
Larry Elliott writes in the Guardian about the current bout of inflation and, rightly in my view, turns the tables on the Bank of England. Instead of asking for workers to show restraint in their...