Why Electric Planes are Inevitably Coming
This Wendover Productions clip looks at aviation, in this case, the rise of electric planes.
Sustainable blocks to build your own house
This Reuters clip looks at how a German company has started to produce environmentally-friendly blocks to allow for building projects across the world.
A clip here showing the importance of irrigation to food security and, by definition, development. This time the World Bank is funding work in Afrghanistan.
Economics Weekly Quiz - 18 June 2021
What proportion of global streams of music originate from the UK? How many adults use their phones to pay for purchases? Which companies are being investigated by the CMA because of their market...
Economics Weekly Quiz - 11 June 2021
With which Scandinavian country did the UK sign a trade deal this week? What's the average house price in the UK? The CMA have opened an investigation into which airlines? All this and more on our...
Where next for global youth unemployment?
Here is an excellent BBC Reality Check piece on youth unemployment in the time of coronavirus.
Education in Niger
This World Bank clip highlights the low level of education in Niger, and the impact of Learning Improvement for Results in Education in boosting literacy.
Is it time to end the current system of student loans?
A major Whitehall tussle is in progress over student loans writes Paul Ormerod. The Treasury is increasingly concerned about the implications for the public finances.
The French competition authorities have fined Google 220 million Euros for abusing their market position in the market for online advertising.
A story about labour markets, with macroeconomic implications.
Reforestation and China's Great Green Wall
This video looks at China's attempts to build a Great Green Wall to help stop the desertification of the Gobi Desert, and sandstorms hitting Beijing.
China's Accelerating Bid for Chip Supremacy
This Bloomberg clip looks at the market for semiconductors, and how the Chinese government has taken an active role in trying to become self-reliant in their manufacture.
Demographics - China switches to a 3-child policy
Important news that China is looking to encourage couples to have more children, with a relaxation of the current two-child policy in favour of a three-child policy.
This piece from David Pilling, FT Africa Correspondent and author of 'The Growth Delusion' is a brilliant read for anyone wanting a deeper understanding of competitive advantage.
Risks to inequality from premature fiscal austerity
Premature austerity is self-defeating from both a macro and an equity standpoint according to new research from economists working for the IMF.
How China dominates Pacific mining, logging and fishing
Here is a lengthy but fascinating read about the extent to which China dominates the market for every raw material in the Pacific region, and how it has been able to acquire access to them...
Intending public policy and Economics and Management students are recommended to read the latest book from Michael Lewis, author of the Big Short.
A new report from from the ILO sees employment picking up strongly in countries where vaccination rates are high but risks of labour scarring effects especially in nations where vaccinations are in...
2021 - A Year of Shortages in Global Supply Chains
This is a genuinely interesting clip looking at the fragile nature of the global supply chain, and why shortages came about in the wake of the pandemic.
So why have Amazon taken over MGM Studios? This article looks at the motivation behind the vertical backwards integration that has taken place.