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.
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.