Micro and Macro Economics in Action! Why is there a chip shortage?
This BBC clip looks at the impact of the global chip shortage on the world economy, with bottlenecks in different sectors and impacts for firms and individuals.
Are the wheels starting to come off the connected-fitness market dominated by businesses such as Peloton?
Maximum prices - Why rent control isn’t working in Sweden
This is the sort of really interesting article that Economics teachers love - a classic example of why rent ceilings don't work.
Poorer UK towns found to have the most betting shops
New Bristol University research reported here suggests that the poorest sectors of society in the UK are targeted with betting shops more highly concentrated in less affluent areas. Betting shops...
Innovation and Creative Destruction - The Rise And Fall Of Polaroid
Here is a lovely bit of economic history covering creative destruction and the nature of markets.
Are soaring property prices - over time - good news for the UK economy?
Should a carbon tax vary according to the stage of the economic cycle?
UK Economy - uncertain times ahead
A cluster or comment pieces in recent days have focused on the uncertainties surrounding the UK and global macroeconomics outlook.
Business growth - Lloyds Bank aiming to become giant UK landlord
Lloyds Banking Group is planning the enter the private housing rental market through their Citra Living brand.
The vexed issue of executive pay is highlighted in a new High Pay Centre investigation into the extent to which CEOs do better than the rest of us.
A lovely short video case study here on how reforestation can help to promote sustainable development.
Excess supply - how hard is it to recycle a jumbo jet?
This is a fascinating insight into the market for jumbo jets, with current estimates that nearly 40% of all jets are currently sat idle
Innovations that help make the circular economy a reality
This World Economic Forum clip highlights three things that are making the circular economy more achievable
Diversifying Jamaica’s economy in the post-pandemic world
I enjoyed reading this piece in the Oxford Business Review on barriers to growth and development in the Jamaican economy.
It is interesting that Xiaomi are being so ambitious in targeting top spot in the global smartphone market.
The Geography of Innovation - How disruptive technologies diffuse
This new paper from Bloom et al from Stanford provides an overview of how original pioneer locations of disruptive technologies such as AI and broadband retain their initial advantages over many...
Can JetBlue succeed where other challengers to the oligopolistic power of BA, Virgin and other leading carriers have failed?
Is this the beginning of the end for the command economy in Cuba?
Understanding Prices - Why Hasselblad Cameras Are So Expensive
Another excellent Business Insider look at a luxury good - this time the Hasselblad camera.
Around 95% of infrastructure spending in sub-Saharan Africa is funded by national governments rather than the private sector.