revision material

evaluation skills presentation

economics as diagrams

exam technique material

economic freedom index

US free market thinktank the heritage foundation:

http://www.heritage.org/

map of economic freedom:

unit 5 - Penn World Tables

development indicators comparative data:

http://pwt.econ.upenn.edu/php_site/pwt62/pwt62_form.php

talks at MIT

stern and climate change:
http://mitworld.mit.edu/stream/534/

3 nobel prize winners talk about the US Economy 1950-2050
http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/76/

chomsky on the militarization of science and space:
http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/182/

MITworld home:
http://mitworld.mit.edu/index.php

unit 1 - introduction to economics

a series of interviews about the subject of economics:

http://emlab.berkeley.edu/users/train/interviews.html

revision - economics help

alternative online text book in pdf:

microeconomics - unit 1 + 2

macroeconomics as - unit 3

microeconomics - unit 4

macroeconomics a2 - unit 6

the guy writes concisely and gives recommendations on evaluative angles.


http://www.economicshelp.org/

unit 6 - globalisation

bbc special report

revision - online mind maps

challenges facing the european economy

expectations in economics

uk economy in a globalising world

macroeconomics

inflation and unemployment

growth of firms

unit 5 - absolute povery

fao hunger map

food security statistics by country

unit 1 - principles of economics

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVp8UGjECt4

http://www.standupeconomist.com/

ocr past papers

papers mark scheme and other documents

aqa past papers

Past papers and mark schemes:

http://www.aqa.org.uk/qual/gceasa/eco_assess.php

Examiners Reports and Specification:

http://www.aqa.org.uk/qual/gceasa/eco_exam.php

unit 5 - rule of law and living standards

economists explore the link between rule of law and gdp per capita

unit 2 - how to cut jams

the economist cuts jams (traffic not strawberry)

unit 6 - gdp grossly distorted picture?

the economist's take on gdp figures

unit 5 + unit 6 - china's thirst for resources

the economist - china's thirst for resources

the uk economy in charts

uk economy in charts march 2008 - tutor2u

unit 3 - monetary policy

bank of england monetary policy page

unit 2 - US tightens air quality

bbc reports - US tighten air quality

the economists - charts

the best graphics of the week:

http://www.economist.com/research/articlesBySubject/display.cfm?id=7933596

nber digest

read non technical summaries of the lastest research from the US:

http://www.nber.org/digest/

uk budget 2008

bbc special report

unit 3 - us recession

is the us in recession?

General Revision - Kevin Bucknall's online text

You will find notes for units 1 to 6 at the following address. Unfortunately nothing for Development Economics but the edexcel notes have been posted previously.

http://www.kevinbucknall.com/

unit 6 - inflation and unemployment

The Phiilips Curve and NAIRU

unit 5 + unit 6 - country profiles

http://www.economist.com/countries/Britain/

http://www.economist.com/countries/Nigeria/

http://www.economist.com/countries/Brazil/

http://www.economist.com/countries/SouthKorea/

http://www.economist.com/countries/China/

http://www.economist.com/countries/USA/

unit 3 - UK trade deficit

Evan on the UK trade deficit

all Evan's news reports

unit 3 - monetary policy

Evan Davies is by far the most well informed journalist discussing economic issues in the UK. There are some news links and his blog link below:

bank predicts soaring inflation

bank cuts interest rates

fed cuts rates by 0.75%

how interest rates work

evanomics home page

unit 5 + unit 6 - commanding the heights

globalisation and 20th century economics

home page:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/commandingheights/hi/index.html

video links:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/commandingheights/hi/ideas/vid_essaylist.html

unit 6 - globalisation and the UK economy

you will find a comprehensive report on the UK economy and its reponse to the challenge of globalisation at the following link:

http://www.berr.gov.uk/files/file44332.pdf

unit 4 - regulation of privatised industries

The Daily telegraph 7/03/2008 has a range of articles focused on the privatised utilites:



watchdogs who fail to bite



too close to the firms they must police (regulatory capture)




The consumer regulators and their chiefs

unit 5b - development

edexcel's online notes relating to development economics:

• development indicators
• factors affecting growth on LDCs
• development constraints
• costs of economic growth
• development strategies
• external finance
• bilateral and multilateral aid
• structural adjustment policies

unit 2 + unit 5 - world atlas of biodiversity

interactive map - illustrating many aspects of biodiversity:

http://stort.unep-wcmc.org/imaps/gb2002/book/viewer.htm

unit 2 + unit 5 China and the Environment

Environmental issues relating to China's economic growth will be discussed this Thursday at New Hall Cambridge.

17.15 - 18.30
full details on the link below:
http://www.talks.cam.ac.uk/talk/index/9216

http://www.unep-wcmc.org/

east asia economics review

perhaps easier than English for some:

http://www.e-economic.com/