unit 3 - how interest rates work

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/evandavis/2008/01/how_interest_rates_work.html

unit 6 - the phillips curve and long term unemployment

http://www.ecb.int/pub/pdf/scpwps/ecbwp441.pdf

http://www.cato.org/pubs/tbb/tbb-0205-5.pdf

unit 4 - anticompetitive practices

mircosoft and the european union

http://www.ft.com/indepth/microsofteu

unit 3 - inflation

inflation in emerging economies
http://www.hsbcnet.com/hsbc/research/wer-25feb08

US stagflation?
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/02/the_specter_of_stagflation.html

unit 6 - international competitveness

http://www.gcr.weforum.org/

unit 3 - inflation

Cadbury Schweppes plans to raise prices
Oil prices head high on expectations of OPEC output cut
Brewer S&N warns of price rises Chinese inflation hits an eleven year high
BBC news audio-visual:
zimbabawe inflation at 66,000%
zimbabwe's "insane" economy
zimbabwe's new note
Wine prices set to rise

podcast about the rise of cost-push inflationary pressure

unit 6 - wto bbc profile

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/2429503.stm

unit 5 - finance and development

the imf has its development magasine at:

http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fandd/2007/12/index.htm

unit 6 - world trade issues facing the wto

you will find an article on the challenges faced by multilateral trade organisations at the following link:

http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fandd/2007/12/pdf/dadush.pdf

also issues relating to the global economy at:

http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/home.aspx

unit 5 + unit 6 - ft special reports

the financial times has a selection of special reports (available in full colour pdf) with up to date themes and data:

http://www.ft.com/reports

highlights:

the world in 2008

global travel

africa: oil and gas

africa china trade

india and globalisation

unit 4 - revenue and profit

flash presentations:

profit maximisation - price taker

profit maximisation - price maker

unit 6 - globalisation and international trade

globalisation

international trade

comparative advantage

protectionism

regional trading blocs - an introduction (BBC)

unit 3 - economic growth

the follow presentation relate to the topic of economic growth:

macroeconomics introduction

economic growth

the economic cycle

measuring national income

costs and benefits of growth

The presentations lead into some deeper analysis using the ADAS framework that will be introduced next week. Have a look and think about the model and how it differs from supply and demand at a micro level.

lse - centre for economic performance

check out magasine style articles dealing with the latest research on economic performance:

http://cep.lse.ac.uk/_new/publications/series.asp?prog=CEPPA

unit 4 - costs

costs

profits

economic efficiency

market structure introduction
(structure conduct performance paradigm)

alternatives to profit maximisation

unit 6 - globalisation

online notes with built in links:

1. Globalisation Introduction

2. Globalisation Effects

3. Globalisation and Africa

unit 3 - unemployment

a new presentation summarizes latest data and issues:

http://www.tutor2u.net/economics/presentations/uklabourmarket2008/default.html

and podcast:

www.tutor2u.net/economics/podcasts/uk-unemployment180208.wmv

harvey text - supporting notes

Harvey (2007)

http://www.palgrave.com/economics/harvey/site/

sample papers in econometrics

check out structure and style in academic papers:

http://www.union.edu/PUBLIC/ECODEPT/dvorakt/43/sample_paper.htm

flash presentations on economics

you can find some excellent presentations on many aspects of micro economics at the following address:

http://flashecon.org/

economics and social research council

economic and social research council

get to know this organisation well. they provide most of the funding for post graduate research in social science in the UK

remember to pick up a copy of their "Britain in 2008 - The State of the Nation" for the latest trends to impress the examiner. £3.95 in WHS and other good bookshops as they say...

general discussion on economics issues

check out this comprehensive website covering new thinking in economics:

http://www.voxeu.org/

unit 6 - economics of globalisation

an introductory presentation is available at the following link:

the economics of globalisation

revision - tutor2u revision maps

tutor2u has unit summaries in pdf form that link in to their presentations. This is a vey useful resources to check and structure you revision plans:

AS
unit 1 - how markets work

unit 2 - why markets fail

unit 3 - managing the economy

A2
unit 4 - industrial economics

unit 5 - development economics (you'll have to design your own!)

unit 6 - the uk and the global economy

unit 5 - india and globalisation

special report on the Finanical Times:

India and Globalisation

unit 3 - macroeconomics trade offs

a final presenation on the complications of macroeconomic policy

unit 4 - industrial economics introduction

structure conduct performance model

presentation on the objectives of the firm

unit 2 - negative externalities of traffic

http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_7210000/newsid_7213500/7213593.stm?bw=bb&mp=wm&news=1&nol_storyid=7213593&bbcws=1

unit 3 - macro profile of the us economy

you will find a very uptodate profile of the US economy:

unit 4 - office of fair trading

this link is a pdf looking at the role of the OFT in protecting the consumer's interest:

http://www.oft.gov.uk/shared_oft/reports/consumer_protection/oft964.pdf

home page of the Office of Fair Trading:

http://www.oft.gov.uk