economics thought on the web

the economic consequences of peace

library - history of economic thought (downloadable)

Ivy League Material? study @ Yale

political philosophy

psychology

open yale home

unit 3 - progrssive taxation

should we tax the rich (newsnight)

unit 5 - newsnight videos

brazil inequality

newsnight videos home

darfur 5 years on (newsnight)

flanders economics

unit 2 - some environment issues

my carbon footprint

rio declaration and agenda 21

http://www.ngceurope.com/combatclimatechange/uk/whatisgw_quiz.aspx

unit 2 - stern report

executive summary

summary of conclusions

powerpoint on the dangers climate change

unit 5 - revision guide

development economics

unit 2 - external cost: food waste

food waste costs £8bn a year

phillips curve short run and long run

historical charts - USA 1950s-2000

notes on macro trade offs and the phillips curve

stagflation - commanding heights

364 economists - the budget 1981 (bbc video)

recession revision notes - tutor2u

supply side policy - revision noyes - tutor2u - presentation

present dilemmas on monetary policy - bbc

natural rate of unemployment - tutor2u

phillips curve and nairu

elasticity review and the housing market

Elasticity Notes

• price elasticity of demand - presentation
• cross elasticity of demand - presentation
• income elasticity of demand - presentation
• price elasticity of supply - presentation

market in focus - coffee

Housing Information

• www.housingoutlook.co.uk
• Gavin Cameron - The UK Housing Market
• house price inflation
• telegraph article - housing bubble

revision - ratio analysis

introduction to ratio analysis (notes)

presentations

• profitability ratios
• efficiency ratio
• liquidity ratios
• gearing /stability
• shareholder ratios

• introduction to variance
• variance analysis

global strategy - nuffield business and economics

global strategy presentation

ansoff matrix presentation

the new global companies

tata motors

• bbc news - tata a global giant
• http://www.tatacarsworldwide.com/
• http://www.tatamotors.com/
• wikipedia (overview)
• bbc news - the world's cheapest car
• bbc news - Tata buy jaguar

cemex

• http://www.cemex.co.uk/
• wikipedia (overview)
• bbc news - cemex buys australian
• bbc news - mexican firm buys rmc

unit 6 - stagflation and trade balances the imf view

A couple of articles released today relating to rising food prices

rising inflation complicating the response to world slowdown

food prices poverty and trade balance

gcse economics revision course

aqa economics 3144

past papers and mark schemes aqa

edexcel business and economics

tutor2u gcse economics notes

unit 5 - millenium goals

talking point - bbc

revision course - tuesday links

tuesday (am)

government intervention to correct market failure

negative externalities - pollution

• climate change guide (bbc)
• carbon trading (bbc)
• green taxes (bbc)
• emissions caps (bbc)
• greens view (audio)

health and education

• budget and spending
• obesity

tuesday pm

as revision course - monday links

General Links

• Recommended Revision Text Economics Help:
• microeconomics (Monday am/pm, Tuesday am)
• macroeconomics (Tuesday pm, Wednesday am)
• http://flashecon.org/
• tutor2u revision maps
• Edexcel AS:
• unit 1 - how markets work
• unit 2 - why markets fail
• unit 3 - managing the economy
• AQA AS:
• Module 1 - Markets and Market Failure
• Module 2 - The National Economy
• OCR AS:
• Module 2881 - The Market System
• Module 2882 - Market Failure and Government Intervention
• Module 2883 - The National and International Economy

Monday (am) - The Nature of Economics

• The Economic Problem and the Allocation of Resources in Competitive Markets.
• Demand and Supply
• supply and demand presentation
• complements and substitutes presentation
• oil prices (bbc 2004)
• shoppers demand turkeys (bbc 2007)
• Price Mechanism
• Elasticity
• demand elasticity and total revenue presentation
• supply elasticity and tax incidence presentation
• Specialisation and Trade
• http://flashecon.org/advantage/advantage_main.asp

Monday (pm) - Market Failure

• Why Markets may not allocate resources efficiently
• Types of Market Failure:
• Monopoly
• Public Goods - public goods presentation
• De-merit Goods
• Externalities - presentation
• Commodity Markets - wheat prices + coffee prices
• Agricultural Products - common agricultural policy (CAP)
• Labour Markets - mininum wage legislation in the UK + living on the minimum wage in London