The unequal impact of coronavirus
Eight or so years ago, the newly-elected Conservative government trumpeted the fact that, in the aftermath of the financial crisis, "We're All In This Together". I'm afraid that this proved to be...
Could Africa one day rival China?
A Economist video on one of the most fascinating aspects of the global economy: whether or not Africa can growth, and, to some extent, rival China.
Combining epidemiology with economics is the way to get Britain back to work.
Bayes Theorem and the risks of anti-body tests
What are the risks of using a less-than-perfect antibody test? The question has an Oxbridge Economics interview quality to it!
There are growing calls for debt relief for the world's poorest nations in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
Coronavirus: How drones in Africa could become life-savers
Here is a hopeful article about the future of healthcare in sub-Saharan Africa.
Who benefits most from online retailing, consumers or businesses? [Year 12 Enrichment Task]
One of the (many) issues for A level students over the coming weeks and months is likely to be keeping momentum as they prepare for university. Perhaps we can help a little with that, by publishing...
In this research task we challenge students to consider how game theory might help explain the panic buying of toilet rolls ahead of the UK COVOD-19 lockdown.
Young and low earners suffer most from the pandemic
Torsten Bell of the Resolution Foundation makes the case that the coronavirus outbreak, as ever, is going to affect the young and low earners worst.
Today's article of choice considers how the centre of gravity has been changing in the world economy.
Hannah unleashes her economics creativity!
Hannah Parkinson, an A-Level economics student has been reading the Economist voraciously over many months to deepen her passion for the subject.
Virus lays bare the frailty of the social contract
This is a remarkable editorial from the Financial Times which argues that the coronavirus is exacerbating existing inequalities and hitting those in the most precarious jobs and industries hardest.
Do highly leveraged universities deserve a bail out?
My article today comes from the Financial Times where Camilla Cavendish asks if universities are too big to fail?
Economics News Quiz - 3 April 2020
Here's this week's economics news quiz. Good luck!
Will coronavirus reverse globalisation?
This is today's must read article, for my money. It suggests that one of the consequences of this could be a retreat from hyper-globalisation.
Time to make amends to the low-paid essential worker
This is a searing and timely call to arms from Sarah O'Connor in the Financial Times.
How long should the lockdown last? Should it be tightened or relaxed?
Adam Tooze: The current financial and economic crisis
Adam Tooze, Professor of Economic History at Colombia University ran a seminar this evening on the global economic crisis. Here are some of his key points.
Explaining the FT's Coronavirus trajectory tracker
This is a really well explained and important video looking at how the Financial Times is tracking the coronavirus spread by country and sub-region / city.
Coronavirus: Fighting the Downturn
My article of the day is the latest Monday briefing from Ian Stewart and his team at Deloitte.