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Searching for an Environmental Kuznets Curve
As countries become richer, is there a turning point beyond which they successfully start to reduce their CO2 emissions per capita? The charted animation below takes a selection of countries and...
HDI Progress for Selected Countries
This chart tracks changes in HDIO and GNI per capita (PPP) for a selection of countries that we are studying as part of our A2 development economics module.
Infant Mortality and the HDI
Infant mortality is measured by the probability of dying between birth and exactly age 1, expressed per 1,000 live births. The data for countries matched against their HDI score for 2013 is shown...
Gender Inequality and the HDI
The United Nations now publishes data on the scale and depth of gender inequalities across countries. The Gender Inequality Index is a composite measure reflecting inequality in achievements...
HDI and the Palma Ratio
The Palma ratio is a measure of inequality. It is the ratio of the richest 10% of the population’s share of gross national income (GNI) divided by the poorest 40%’s share. It is based on the work...
Europe's Debt Crisis - A Way Out
How can we solve the debt crisis in Europe? Professor Sir Chris Pissarides (2010 Nobel Prize Winner) explains how the "solutions" to Greece's problems so far have really just been delaying the issue
Economics of Obesity: Eating Less but Putting on Weight
Why has obesity risen despite us eating less? Rachel Griffith & Pierre Dubois talk about her work, which showed how the amount of exercise we get from modern life has played a massive role
Jean Tirole and the Nobel Prize | Nobel Plenary
Eric Maskin (2007 Nobel Laureate) and John Vickers (former OFT Chairman) discuss the importance Jean Tirole (2014 Nobel Laureate) has played in studying and understanding market regulation
Welfare and incentives: The Silver Lining of Unemployment Benefits
Does making unemployment benefits more generous keep more people out of work? Ioana Marinescu shares her fascinating discovery that by making the job market more relaxed, they actually help match...
The irrationality of eating bacon
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has recently published a report on the implications for human health of consuming processed meat including bacon, hot dogs, ham and sausages. Americans consume...
Green Growth Indicators
This new dataset from the OECD is an indicator to use when teaching the consequences of economic growth and the policies that might be most effective in de-coupling the impact of growth on the...
The Eurozone: a tale of two halves
Olivier Blanchard, the recently retired Head of Economics at the International Monetary Fund, has something of a track record with his predictions. In 2013, he warned George Osborne that he was...
Nudge - How Small Changes can make a Big Difference
This is pretty much the full version of the talk given at the RSA in London on the work of the behavioural insights team into how small nudges can change people's behaviour.
Research on anti-dumping by WTO members
This is really useful contextual research from the economists at Deutsche Bank who have looked at the industries most likely to be the subject of anti-dumping claims in the world trading system.
Can India join China as an economic superpower?
We have been using the data from the WEF Global Competitiveness Index as part of our early early work this term on globalisation, patterns of trade and competitiveness. The new 2015-16 data is out...
The Future of Cash
Money is a broad concept defined by the functions it performs such as being a medium of exchange and a store of value. Most money in the UK is held electronically but around 3% is held in cash in...
What is Money
This entry curates some teaching and learning content on the important question of what is money?
20 Common Behavioural Biases
Click here for an infographic on 20 of the most common cognitive biases that can mess with your head when it’s decision time! Better still click below to download the word file that I have created...
Global Competitiveness Report 2015-16
The 2015-16 Global Competitiveness Report is due to be published later on this week and we'll post the key results and country movers when it is launched. For the moment, here is a good short video...
Why Uber's surge pricing is good for you, according to Uber
A fantastic piece here looking at the function of prices, in this case by considering Uber's 'surge pricing'. Although many see 'surge pricing' as unfair, a study funded by Uber and conducted at...