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New Behavioural Economics Resources
We've curated a fresh selection of articles and posts on aspects of behavioural economics. We have also collated lots of behavioural economics resources in this collection.
Global Financial Crisis - Ten Years On
Naturally the tenth anniversary of the onset of the Global Financial Crisis will bring many analysis and comment pieces. We will curate the best of them in this blog.
Evidence based policies are often built on sand
Last week we saw yet another major reversal of opinion by experts. For years we have all been lectured severely on the need to finish every single course of prescription drugs. But the latest...
Global Economy - Seven Measures of Change in Economic Power
This short Financial Times video is excellent for introductory lessons and discussion on the changing centre of gravity in the world economy.
Which countries have the lowest import tariffs?
Our friends at Trade New Analysis provide the answer with this handy chart for use in the economics classroom
Behavioural Economics - Battling Obesity
The long struggle against smoking is the model for tackling obesity according to Simon Kuper in this article from the Financial Times.
Salaries, incentives and the principal agent problem
Following the disclosure of the salaries at the BBC, it has hardly seemed possible to open a newspaper or switch on the television without being bombarded by stories about pay.
Are cash-rich companies holding back economic growth?
The slow recovery since the financial crisis remains a dominant issue in both political and economic debate.
China in Africa - A Changing Landscape
China's evolving economic and political influence in Africa is the subject of constant analysis and discussion.
Economics of the Gig Economy
To mark the publication of the Taylor Report on Employment Practices in the Modern Economy, we are curating a set of study resources for students and teachers on the economics of the Gig Economy.
Pension Crisis Threatens Young
Actuaries and economists are in agreement. Rising longevity means that people born this year are projected to live - on average - to more than a hundred. But pensions systems designed for more than...
African data as you've never seen it before
Data Africa is an open source agriculture, climate, poverty, and health visualization engine. Data Africa isualizes economic, production, & health data for 13 African Countries - a great data...
Cities and Inequality
Perhaps George Osborne’s most abiding legacy from his time as Chancellor will be the creation of the concept of the Northern Powerhouse. Certainly Manchester, its principal focus, is booming.
This article evaluates the causes of Germany's large external trade surplus and considers ways in which Germany might adjust their trade position for example by increasing infrastructure spending...
Norway's Electric Car Success
Richard Milne from the Financial Times looks at the Norwegian success in adopting electric cars - starting by looking at the world's largest charging station and then considering the policy...
Managing the National Debt
Drawing on over 320 years of data on UK government debt, economist Andrew Scott considers why government debt increases and whether different types of debt should be used to fund government...
Globalisation: Why Average Isn't Good Enough
A short but very astute and relevant video here on the distributional effects of trade liberalisation / globalisation. Sergey Nigai (winner of the Austin Robinson Prize) finds that using data...
Debt vs. Equity: The Shifting Moods of Business Finance
Debt finance is increasingly attractive to many companies not least because of tax advantages and historically low interest rates. Fewer companies are going public to raise capital - a problem for...
Should we worry about the death of cash?
What would be the consequences of removing cash from society altogether? Martin Wolf, the chief economics commentator, gives his view on the cashless society.
A succinct summary (and a 6 minute video) of the key UK macro numbers ahead of the exams!