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Unit 4 Macro: Should the UK return to the Gold Standard?
4th July 2012
A summer hat tip to Alan Fearnley for spotting this excellent teaching resource from the BBC. A recent Radio 4 Analysis programme was devoted to the issue of a return to the Gold Standard (a fixed exchange rate system). It was by Simon Jack who covers economic and financial matters for the Today programme. It is very accessible for Years 12 and 13. Here are the details for people wanting to access content from the programme.
Gold v paper money: Which should we trust more?
Radio 4 Analysis Programme (BBC)
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See also: Duncan Weldon (Guardian): Back to the gold standard? It makes no economic sense
Geoff Riley
Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for over thirty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD conferences in the UK and overseas.