Economics Weekly Quiz | 02 June 2023
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Are we returning to the price controls of the 1970s?
Larry Elliott writing in the Guardian seeks to draw out both the similarities and the differences between the price controls of the Heath government in the 1970s, and the attempt by the Sunak...
Mariana Mazzucato, author of the Entrepreneurial State, writes in the Guardian about how Britain is failing to match the USA and the EU in its response to the Inflation Reduction Act.
I love this sort of article - it can be sliced and diced in a number of ways, not least in looking at costs, revenues and profits. In this case, you might think about the profit margin on a sharing...
Business Growth - Asda buys EG Group
Asda has taken over the UK and Ireland part of EG Group, the petrol retailer, and in doing so has acquired 350 petrol stations and around 1,000 convenience stores.
This World Bank clip looks at the prospects for sustainable development for Brazil's Amazonian states, starting from the premise that the forest effectively contributes $317bn to the Brazilian...
Five Livestreams ahead of Economics Paper 3
We are rounding off our support for students taking Economics Paper 3 with five livestream sessions focusing on synoptic content. Here are the details.
Preparation for Synoptic Economics Paper 3
We are continuing to provide exam support for Economics students as they prepare for their final papers on Monday 5th June.
Economics Weekly Quiz | 25 May 2023
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Here is a wide-ranging selection of topical news items on the UK economy from recent days. So much happening that is of direct relevance to students of this great subject!
UK Economy Update: Inflation Rate Drops to 8.7%
New data released by the ONS finds that the annual rate of inflation in the UK economy has fallen from 10.1% in March 2023 to
10 Top Reads in Economics - Summer 2023
Here is a selection of top ten books for the summer of 2023. Some are new - including Linda Yueh's new book on the Great Crashes. Others stand the test of time. All I feel give context on cause and...
How inflation has hit your cheese sandwich options!
The Guardian focuses on the cost of living crisis via the medium of the cheese sandwich - comparing the rate of increase of various types of sandwich - from the bog standard, white bread and...
Argentina unveils 2,000 peso note - worth $4
The impact of inflation on the value of the Argentinian peso has been made clear as the country has unveiled a 2,000 peso note worth $8.50 at official exchange rates and $4 in the most commonly...
Economics Weekly Quiz | 19 May 2023
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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.