In the News Teaching Activity – why are the government planning to create a ‘Silicon Valley’ in the UK? (Feb 2025)
Rachel Reeves is likely to unveil plans to create “Europe’s Silicon Valley” between Oxford and Cambridge.
Trump’s Tariff Gambit: Economic Fallout from a New Trade War
Donald Trump’s decision to impose sweeping import tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China—some of the United States’ largest trading partners—has sparked fears of a fresh trade war. With a 25% tariff...
Economics Weekly Quiz | 31 January 2025
Here's this week's economics news quiz. The quiz has 8 multi-choice questions about news events relating to economics from the last 7 days. Most of the questions relate to the UK economy but some...
Data Starter: Quantitative Easing in the UK 2009-2022
How many assets did the Bank of England purchase in its QE programme between 2009 and 2020?
Healthy food costs more than double less healthy options
The fact that healthy food, such as fruit and vegetables, costs twice the amount that heavily-processed foods does, has interesting economic implications. The fact that such foods are luxury goods,...
Manufacturing: UK car production falls to lowest level since 1954
The decline in the number of cars manufactured in the UK to its lowest level since 1954 is concerning, given the relative importance of the sector and its contribution to the UK economy, not least...
In the News Teaching Activity – how concerning is the increase in government borrowing? (Jan 2025)
Government borrowing surged to £17.8bn in December, the highest for the month in four years.
Data Starter: UK budget deficit as a % of GDP, 2019-2024
Has the UK government succeeded in reducing government borrowing since the pandemic?
In the News Teaching Activity – why are Leeds clubbers being given lollipops? (Jan 2025)
A Leeds nightclub is giving lollipops to clubbers to reduce noise complaints.
Electricity Sparks Change in a Senegalese Village
Manna from heaven for those people studying development economics, with this fantastic World Bank video clip highlighting the transformative power of electricity. The connection of the Senegalese...
As 2025 begins, the UK’s economic landscape resembles a precariously balanced house of cards. The latest "Red Flag Alert" report from corporate restructuring firm Begbies Traynor, reveals a 50.2%...
Sutton trust calls for reforms to unpaid internships
This is an interesting and complex niche area of the labour market, and one of those things where you instinctively wonder whether or not legislating is actually going to generate net benefit. The...
Data Starter: Smoking by gender across the world in 2024
Do men or women smoke more in the world?
Economics Weekly Quiz | 24 January 2025
Here's this week's economics news quiz. The quiz has 8 multi-choice questions about news events relating to economics from the last 7 days. Most of the questions relate to the UK economy but some...
In the News Teaching Activity – are people on low to middle incomes in the UK worse off than those in other countries? (Jan 2025)
A study by the Resolution Foundation reveals that low- to middle-income families in the UK are significantly poorer than their counterparts in western Europe.
A Level Economics Teachers CPD | Approaches to mock marking and mock feedback in Economics
Three expert panelists give their views and suggestions on approaches to marking mock exams and giving feedback to students. This is part of series of videos for teachers of A Level Economics.
Tourist Taxes: Smart Policy or Costly Mistake?
Tourist taxes, or transient visitor levies, are fees charged per night of accommodation or per entry to manage the impacts of tourism. Funds often support infrastructure, cultural heritage, or...
From Stockbots to SmartShops: The Economics of Retail Automation
Automation is sweeping through UK retail like a tidal wave, with self-checkouts, robot bag packers, and AI-powered cameras popping up in stores nationwide. At first glance, these changes seem like...
Data Starter: Returns on major currencies vs US$ in 2024
In 2024 how did other major world currencies perform against the US$?
The Billionaire Boom: Wealth Concentration and Stalled Poverty Reduction
In 2024, the wealth of the world’s billionaires surged by an unprecedented $2 trillion, growing at three times the rate of the previous year. This astronomical increase—amounting to $5.7 billion a...
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