Economics Weekly Quiz - 04 February 2022
Here's our weekly economics news quiz! What has the Governor of the BoE asked people NOT to do? What financial support has Chancellor Rishi Sunak offered this week to households? Which EU country...
Levelling Up - Can the UK improve inequalities without big spending?
Faisal Islam asks whether government is going to be able to reduce regional income inequality without a significant increase in state spending.
How a Vietnamese Village Makes 50,000 Incense Sticks A Day
This Business Insider clip looks at Vietnamese incense sticks. There's lots of economics here - including trade protectionism and branding.
Britain's Million Missing Workers
The latest research into the impact of coronavirus on the UK economy has produced some surprising results.
Tragedy of the Commons - Illegal overfishing by Chinese trawlers leaves Sierra Leone locals ‘starving’
Common access resources will always suffer from over-exploitation, and in this case it's the oceans off the West African coast that are been over-fished by the Chinese.
The Decade The Rich Won
Many Economics teachers are flagging this up as a great series to watch - now available on the BBC iPlayer.
Unemployment Policy in the UK - Way to Work forces jobseekers to widen their job search net
There's been an important change in UK unemployment policy, with the introduction of a scheme known as Way to Work.
Congestion Externalities - Is Road Pricing the Way Forward?
Could road pricing could be the answer to both environmental concerns and serve as a way of replacing fuel duty and road tax?
Economics Weekly Quiz - 30 January 2022
Here's this week's online economics news quiz alongside its downloadable Powerpoint version! Good luck!
Just in Time - why we keep running out of everything
Here is a short Guardian film looking at how the adoption of 'Just in Time' manufacturing and highly sophisticated global supply chains has, for the moment, resulted in a world economy marked by...
Inequality and development - emissions from high income nations dwarf those of poor countries
The unequal contributions made across the globe to climate change are revealed in this Guardian article.
Microsoft is going to buy Activision Blizzard, the company responsible for such hits as Call of Duty, World of Warcraft and Candy Crush.
British Volt has secured government funding to build a gig-factory in Blyth, Northumberland to manufacture car batteries in the North East.
UK Energy Crisis - Updated Blog on the Fuel & Energy Crisis
In this blog we will be updating on some of the key issues and government policy responses as the energy crisis in the UK unfolds.
Negative Externalities - Peruvian Fish Industry causes a stink
A good introduction here to negative production externalities, with the fishmeal industry in the Peruvian coastal town of Chimbote, responsible for air and marine pollution.
Economics Weekly Quiz - 21 January 2022
Here's our weekly economics news quiz! What are the latest inflation and unemployment figures for the UK? Which financial institution is considering moving out of its iconic London HQ? GSK turned...
Economic Growth for the African Cup of Nations countries - Higher or Lower activity
Here's a quick activity to run with your economics students if they are currently following the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) football tournament. On this 'higher or lower' activity, students are...
2022 Oxfam Inequality Report - Wealth of world's 10 richest men doubled in pandemic
Oxfam notes that whilst the rest of the world saw incomes fall during the pandemic, the wealthiest 10 ten men have seen their wealth increase by $1bn per day.
Horizontal Integration - Unilever pursues £50bn-plus mega-merger
There's a mega-merger on the cards with Unilever eyeing up GlaxoSmithKline's healthcare and consumer goods arm, adding Sensodyne toothpaste, Panadol and Centrum vitamins to its portfolio.
Robotics and Logistics - Economies of Scale in Action!
You might consider this clip as an example of technological innovation, or, perhaps and example of economies of scale.