Development Barriers - Asymmetric Impact of Climate Change
This Guardian article highlights the asymmetric effects of climate change, looking at 10 under-reported climate crises and how the affect the developing world.
Economics Weekly Quiz - 14 January 2022
Here's our weekly economics news quiz! In which month of 2021 did the UK economic output reach pre-pandemic levels? The UK started trade talks with which of the BRICS countries? Which energy...
Wolmar makes the case for UK rail nationalisation
Leading railway author, Christian Wolmar, writes in the Guardian making the case for the re-nationalisation of the railways.
Mixed externalities - the green credentials of wood pellets
The complexity of environmental policy is laid bare in this investigation into the green credentials of burning wood pellets as an a energy source.
Circular Economy: Insect and Hydroponic Farming
This World Bank clip looks at two ways that food production might increasingly become part of the circular economy.
Labour Market: Sainsbury's raises pay to £10 an hour
Sainsbury's have announced that they are going to increase the basic rate of pay to £10 per hour matching Morrisons, and the discounters Lidl and Aldi.
Externalities - The Human Cost of Marine and Traffic Pollution
Many teachers covering the negative externalities from pollution might want to use these short video and audio clips as part of their course.
Development Economics: Is China burdening low income countries with unsustainable debt?
This is a fascinating article that looks at the extent to which Chinese lending to developing economies is a tool to increase its geopolitical influence.
Economics Weekly Quiz - 07 January 2022
Happy new year and welcome back! Here's our first weekly economics news quiz for 2022! The annual meeting of which world leaders and business chiefs in which town has been suspended? Which sector...
RAC claims motorists are being ripped off by £5 million a day
Petrol prices in the spotlight again here with the RAC claiming that motorists are being ripped off.
Carbon shift - 65% of new cars bought in Norway are electric
65% of new cars bought in Norway are electric. You might be surprised that an oil producer is so keen to encourage electric car take-up.
Market Failure - Scotland bans single-use plastic
Scotland is adopting legislation to outlaw the use of single use plastics from summer 2022 covering items including food containers, presumably for deep fried Mars bars.
Is Sri Lanka on the point of bankruptcy?
This Guardian article looks at how the pandemic has had a severe impact upon the Sri Lankan economy.
UK energy crisis - should the Government cut green taxes?
The UK energy crisis rumbles on. A number of Conservative MPs have written to the PM to ask for action to lower energy bills - possibly by lowering environmental taxes.
A-Level Update Magazine | Issue 1 | Digital Edition
Here is a digital download version of the free printed magazine for all A-Level Economics students.
Price Discrimination: FCA acts to end price gouging of loyal customers
News that that the UK car and home insurance market is going to be more closely regulated, with companies being prevented from charging existing customers more than new customers.
Brexit Update: How has Brexit changed trading between the EU and the UK?
This BBC clip looks at how Brexit has affected trade between the EU and the UK.
Dr Doom on economic and geo-political risks in 2022
Nouriel Roubini, aka Dr Doom serves up a litany of downside economic and geo-political risks for the world economy as we move into 2022.
Turning Into 2022 - Some Important Economics News Issues
There are plenty of important economics and business news stories in focus as a New Year approaches.
Red Bull sells 8 billion cars a year but manufactures none of them
Red Bull sells eight billion cans of their energy drinks each year but it doesn't manufacture any drinks at all!