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External Economies of Scale - did you spot any on your travels?
I was very fortunate this summer to have spent a couple of weeks staying at my brother's house in San Jose, California. He's lived there for nearly 30 years but this was only my second visit to his...
Here's the first of a few fun quizzes and exercises that we're giving away to support the initial induction lessons that you may have with students starting their economics lessons over the coming...
Regional Economic Data for the UK
Here is a goldmine of the latest regional economic data for the UK - useful when teaching living standards, the labour market and much else besides!
Teaching MC=MR with M&M’s
A terrific activity flagged up hereby Mark Johnston from King's College Auckland. Expect sales of M&M's to soar as we teach theory of the firm in the early weeks of the new school year!
Is work too easy? A new analysis on obesity
Since I started teaching, I've always enjoyed delivering the market failure aspects of the course, particularly in the first year. This topic always allows for students to immediately link...
How Markets Work - Classroom Posters to Stimulate Discussion
Here is a series of giant classroom posters designed to encourage Economics students to discussion the questions of how markets operate.
Which Economists do A Level students need to know about?
Which Economists do A Level students need to know about? The specifications discuss the need for students to use the theories of significant economists but aren't prescriptive about which.
Investment bonds - a learning resource for upcoming Yr 13 Economics students for their summer break!
Assuming that you've left much of the financial markets section of the A level Economics specification until year 2 of the course, here's a challenging online resource for next year's Year 13...
The new Paper 3 is almost upon us! Here's a 20 question multi-choice quiz on any micro or macro topic. Can be accessed using computer, tablet or phone. Click here to use the quiz.
Our GCSE Economics team have been hard at work preparing a bumper teaching resource pack to support the new GCSE Economics (9-1) specifications.
Labour markets - what jobs do UK workers actually do?
As part of their build up to the Election next month, the BBC website carries an article by Laura Gardiner of the Resolution Foundation. It examines the current data behind the headline that there...
Here is our recommendation for 12 essential short topic revision videos to watch as you complete your revision for the macroeconomics paper for A Level Year 1 (AS) Economics.
Economic Wellbeing Quiz
I was teaching a lesson on economic wellbeing today with my Year 12 here are links to a quick quiz on wellbeing measures and the accompanying powerpoint deck
Introducing Volume 2 of the Synoptic Revision Mats!
Just launched - and available for instant download - the second volume of our popular resource for A Level Economics - Synoptic Revision Mats.
We've selected what we think are 10 absolutely essential topic revision videos to watch as part of your final preparation for an AS Economics exam paper on microeconomics.
10 question multi-choice quiz on Demand and Supply-Side Policies
Here's a 10 question multi-choice quiz on demand and supply-side policies aimed at A Level students. It uses our 'Beat the Zombie' format which asks players to identify the correct answers before...
Multi-Choice Revision Quiz on Labour Markets
Here's a 10 question revision quiz on Labour Markets aimed at A level students about to take their exams. It uses a format called 'The Usual Suspects' which is a 'confidence-based' quiz. This means...
Click here for a 10 question multi-choice quiz on market structures, business objectives and costs.
Micro Multi-Choice Quiz - revision for upcoming exams
If you're looking for a quick, 10-question multi-choice quiz on micro economic topics, try this activity. Called 'Jazz Hands' the activity draws out knowledge through multi-choice questions - there...
Two very different cartoons on inequality.
These two cartoon strips tackle inequality and the poverty cycle from two very different angles. Both have elements of truth in them and are very useful for promoting discussion on the different...