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Is this a time for central banks to be more cautious in raising interest rates?
Joseph Stiglitz has joined calls from some, notably David Blanchflower, for caution as regards central bank interest rate increases in the United States. Terrific stuff for Theme 2 and Theme 4 macro!
Development Economics - Yemeni coffee growers look to sell direct to improve returns
Last month saw an unusual coffee auction in London, with the National Yemen Coffee Auction selling coffee beans exclusively from the country and designed to showcase their quality.
Countries with the Highest Income Inequality
One question I often ask students to research is – which countries in the world have the highest income inequality?
UK Economy - Why low business investment matters
A recent chart in the Financial Times showed UK business investment staying low in real terms and lagging well behind the trend growth from 2009 through to 2016.
Building Climate Resilience in Bangladesh
This UN clip looks at how climate change represents a fundamental threat to Bangladesh's developmental prospects, and how investment in enhancing climate resilience has made the coastal zone safer...
OFGEM director calls for two-tier energy market to improve affordability
A former director of OFGEM, Christine Farnish argues here that the regulator "favoured suppliers over consumers", implying that there's been a degree of regulatory capture.
Productive and dynamic efficiency in evidence here in a video about Energy Superhub Oxford.
Energy Price Crisis - What Future for Nuclear Power in the UK?
What is the role for nuclear energy in moving electricity generation closer towards net zero?
Energy Price Crisis - Time for a social tariff on energy bills?
A growing number of campaigners are making the case for the Government and OFGEM to agree a new social tariff for low income families.
New World Bank country classifications by income level are published
Lebanon, an upper-middle-income country for almost 25 years, now moves to the lower-middle income group according to the World Bank's latest classification.
Currency options for an independent Scotland
The choice of currency regime matters - and this new piece from the Economics Observatory makes for fascinating reading.
Himalayan villages face water crisis as glacial streams shrink
This clip could prompt a variety of discussions when introducing students to Economics.
Are Indirect Taxes Regressive?
The broad answer in the UK is yes according to new data published for 2021.
The Size of UK Government Debt
The size of the national debt is one of the important macroeconomic numbers studied by economists.
Countries with the highest inflation
Which countries in the world have the highest rates of inflation?
What is profit-push inflation?
To what extent is the surge in consumer price inflation partly the result of businesses opting to increase their profit margins?
Larry Elliott argues here that the next few years are unlikely to see a repeat of the 1920s, with a Fourth Industrial Revolution.
The Economist has produced this excellent eight-minute primer on how a rise in interest rates can help to control inflationary pressures.
Water as a Commodity - Forward Markets are emerging
In California and Australia investors can now bet on the cost of water.
Why might a real-time weekly index of till-sales at Pret tell us about the changing nature of the labour market?