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How Junk Food is Transforming Brazil
A stunning video from the New York Times. In Brazil every year there are one million new cases of obesity.
Do some of the newly employed have zero productivity?
Whether due to limited ability or a lack of incentive, the output of some workers taken on in the jobs boom is close to zero. And this drags the average down.
How Tax and Spending Policies Can Reduce Poverty and Inequality
A timely short video here from the World Bank on how government tax and spending policies can have a direct effect on the scale of poverty and inequality in developing countries.
Banking reform: Has enough been done?
BBC Newsnight investigates whether the UK banking industry has experienced sufficient reform in the years since the Global Financial Crisis. A useful evaluative primer on the slow march of reform...
Price Elasticity of Demand and Student Accommodation
An excellent application of PED to a simple problem: if you are a student looking for accommodation at a time when construction firms are building lots of suitable apartments, do you want the...
Dashboard on the UK Economy
The UK economy dashboard maintained by the Office of National Statistics is an excellent resource for Year 12 economists who are dipping their toes into macro statistics.
The ultimate carrot harvester!
Teaching capital inputs in introductory micro? The Dewulf carrot top-lifter harvester is impressive and a good visual example to use when teaching capital intensity and productivity in farming.
Should the rich be taxed more?
Larry Elliott writes about the findings of a recent paper looking at tax systems.
Property Rights and Economic Development
In economics, property rights are vital in allowing for the efficient allocation of resources. This clip shows how 'property rights' can be extended to include an individual's identity, and how the...
Trade, Economic Growth and Inequality
A new video from the IMF looking at some the impacts of globalisation on growth and inequality.
The Future of the Euro Area
This article by Benjamin Schäfer, a participant at the 2017 Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting looks at some of the structural flaws of the Euro Area and the challenge of following a one-size-fits-all...
Predatory Universities and A Level Grades
The A-level results have come and gone yet again. Underneath all the hype and excitement, we can see the reliable old friend of economists at work. Namely, the impact of incentives.
Agglomeration in Action - Firm Migration Maps
This super graphic from City of London research shows the concentration / clustering of insurance companies in the east of the City of London.
An Introduction to GDP
A brief look at GDP courtesy of the IMF - but be careful! Whilst this is only an introduction, there are one or two oversights
Why Africa’s development model puzzles economists
A really important article to read here from the Economist especially for Year 13 students getting stuck into their development economics.
Is telematics the future of car insurance?
Just under a million (mainly younger) drivers have a telematic device installed in their vehicle to monitor and track how they are driving. The behavioural incentive is clear - safe driving helps...
Objects as money over the ages
The latest Bank of England blog has a tidy history of objects used as money over the years
Context on the importance of remittances
Remittances are an important source of external finance for many developing / emerging countries. Here is a selection of fresh background data and examples of the significance of remittances.
The Credit Crunch a Decade On - Some Big Numbers
Here is a really snazzy graphic that might be used in lessons when teaching the background to and the aftermath of the credit crunch which started in earnest ten years ago.
Demographic Change and Secular Stagnation
Is the ageing population evident across many developed countries a source of slower long-term economic growth?