Annually, the world spends nearly $40 billion on pesticides but only $50 billion a year on protecting bio-diversity. To sustain We are destroying the natural resources, wildlife and habitats that...

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In this ten minute interview, Martin Wolf and Lionel Barber from the FT discuss prospects for the world economy.

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Few countries in recent times have given more attention to setting up special economic zones than Bangladesh.

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Sully directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Tom Hanks is a gripping and multi-layered recounting of the remarkable landing of a American Airlines plane on the icy Hudson River.

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What is GAFA? Find out from this summary of key notes from a seminar held at the Bank of England, in which Hal Varian, Chief Economist at Google considers some of the effects of cutting edge...

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Britain's relative low level of labour productivity is widely recognised as one of the UK's key structural economic weaknesses. The FT has paid a visit to BAE Systems' new training academy near...

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A short two minute video featuring Professor Mariana Mazzucato on the importance of both horizontal, as well as vertical, government policies and investment for innovation led growth.

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The latest Bank of England Financial Stability report provides a super chart showing average interest rates on loans and savings deposits.

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As part of the revamped system of financial regulation introduced since the 2008 global financial crisis, the Bank of England subjects Britain’s leading commercial banks to regular stress tests.

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22nd November 2016

Update on Trumponomics

We will be adding resources to this blog entry on the economic fall out from the election of Donald Trump as President.

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21st November 2016

The Pension Conundrum

Bob Denham and his team at Econ Films has produced a new short film on how changes in average life expectancy is affecting pension pay outs. Can public sector pensions continue to pay out?

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21st November 2016

What is GDP

The ONS has produced a new infographic on GDP which explains everything clearly and tracks some of the latest data. It is a good study primer for students and teachers.

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The Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, was on good form last week when he appeared at the Treasury Committee of the House of Commons. Asked what “forward guidance” meant, he answered...

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This is a sixty-slide revision presentation on the state of the UK economy five months on from the June 23rd Brexit vote.

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There are 103 Chinese businesses in the world’s top 500 (compared to 134 American and 22 British). As a quick thought experiment I give students two minutes to write down as many Chinese businesses...

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The ONS has attempted to value the non-traded sector of economic activity - housework and DIY - to the UK economy. It's value? More than £1 trillion per annum, equivalent to 56% of GDP, with women...

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I have put together a newly-updated 15-chart slide-deck on aspects of the UK economy.

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Here is a ten-chart presentation on aspects of business economics - something in here I hope that might prompt analysis and discussion especially among Year 2 micro students.

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An autumnal hat tip to James Bennett for spotting the latest version of the Oxfam brand poster - superb for deepening understanding of the power of brands in shaping consumer choices and the stiff...

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Here is an excellent piece from economists at NIESR on some of the macro risks for advanced economies from the long phase of low, and in some cases, negative interest rates.

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