Economics of the Crisis - Impact on Businesses [Head Start in A-Level Economics]

In this second online lesson we look at the impact of the economic crisis on different businesses and industries.

Quiz

Have a go at this Kahoot! quiz on the impact of the economic crisis on different businesses and industries.

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Video 1

In video one of the second Head Start course on the economic crisis, we look at businesses and industries who are suffering steep declines in sales and revenues and consider how they have responded to preserve cash and stay afloat.

Video 2

In this video we spend a few minutes looking at the market for corporate bonds. A number of businesses have tried to raise extra debt financed by issuing bonds to help them weather the current global economic crisis.

Video 3

In this video we look at businesses and sectors who have gained from the current economic crisis. This includes a number of platform businesses who gain from utilising economies of very large scale production.

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