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October 9, 2023
U can’t touch this! Song contest winner
Many congratulations to Richard Cavaye and his colleagues in the Gordonstoun Economics Department...
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Economics Today Photo Competition – our Year 12 winner!! – Charlotte Lesslar – Benenden School
The photo shows Dudley’s high street, a town in Cumbria. Two fruit stalls,...
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Economics Today Photo Competition – our Year 11 winner!! – Esther Handyside – George Watson’s College
This photo shows the general prices of branded tampons today. Non-branded tampons are...
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U can’t touch this! Song contest winner
Many congratulations to Richard Cavaye and his colleagues in the...
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Economics Today Photo Competition – our Year 12 winner!! – Charlotte Lesslar – Benenden School
The photo shows Dudley’s high street, a town in Cumbria....
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Economics Today Photo Competition – our Year 11 winner!! – Esther Handyside – George Watson’s College
This photo shows the general prices of branded tampons today....
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Economics Today Photo Competition – Highly Commended – Duong – BVIS Hanoi
This is a photo of the Berlin Wall that...
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Economics Today Photo Competition – Highly Commended – Tahlia Read – Sheffield Girls’ High School
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Economics Today Photo Competition – Highly Commended – Daniel Norris – Brookfield Community School
Vaping: market failure or government failure? The free market has created...
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Economics Today Photo Competition – Highly Commended – Sherry – Mayfield School
This photograph was captured in Londis, the sole local convenience...
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Economics Today Photo Competition – Commended – Archie Allsop – Brookfield Community School
- This photo shows the price list for a school canteen....
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Economics Today Photo Competition – Commended – Mateusz Ponikowski – Brookfield Community School
ULEZ (Ultra Low Emission Zone) is an area where drivers...
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Economics Today Photo Competition – Commended – Sophia Mills – Bromsgrove School
Traditional economics assumes that all people are the Homo economicus....
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Economics Today Photo Competition – Commended – Henry Hoare – Bromsgrove School
Choice architecture is the way choices are presented. This is...
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Economics Today Photo Competition – Commended – Elize Dawson – Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School, Horncastle
As seen since March of 2023, both protesters and posters...
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Economics Today Photo Competition – Commended – William – Trent College
The photo was taken at my local corner shop. The...
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Economics Today Photo Competition – Commended – Alex – Trent College
This snapshot is taken in Long Eaton, near the school...
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Economics Today Photo Competition – Commended – Emily – Trent College
The photo shows the prices of a Kinder Surprise Egg...
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Economics Today Photo Competition – Commended – Suhani Kansra – Sheffield High School for Girls
This is a photo of Ratcliffe-on-soar Power Station in Nottinghamshire....
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Economics Today Photo Competition – Commended – Melody – Mayfield School
“Fast fashion rubbish hill” This picture shows a dozen of fast...
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Economics Today Photo Competition – Commended – Serena – Bedford Girls’ School
This is a photo I took of the traffic on...
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Economics Today Photo Competition – Commended – Riddhi – Bedford Girls’ School
The photo shows a price tag for a men’s trousers...
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Economics Today Photo Competition – Commended – Faith – Bedford Girls’ School
This photo I took shows the varying degrees of people...
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ET Photo Competition – Commended – Amy – Bedford Girls’ School
This photo shows a street outside South Kensington station in...
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Economics Today Photo Competition – Commended – Molly Shah – Sheffield High School for Girls
This picture shows Cappadocia, Turkey. This town relies heavily on...
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ET Photo Competition – Commended – Mahati Devati – Beaconsfield High School
This photo shows a sign for a lip product by...
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ET Photo Competition – Commended – Anusha Gupta – King Edward VI Camp Hill Girls School
The photo shows a sign outside a restaurant in Santorini...
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ET Photo Competition – Commended – Zainab Shah – Dixons Sixth Form Academy
The photo shows a couple of small businesses in a...
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An update on in-work poverty
Poverty is looking a likely topic for testing in A-level exams in Summer 2023, especially for AQA. In-work poverty...
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Prosperity beyond GDP
Year 11 student Arina (a student at another school, not the one I teach at) contacted me today...
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Can the UK afford the royal family?
Our friends Gavin and Pete from the outstanding podcast Economics in Ten have kindly shared this guest blog...
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Your dinner is in the supply chain!
In an act of blatant plagiarism I have sourced the title for today's post from a Newman cartoon...
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Beware Economists!
BEWARE ECONOMISTS! In these crazy ‘unprecedented’ covid-19 economic times, it is worth remembering the words of John...
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See Economics everywhere!
I’ve always enjoyed economic theory for its own sake – and I do still have friends! The logic...
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On track for success?
What do you do with a market that doesn’t lend itself to competition? The issue of natural monopoly is...
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Will consumption save us?
Savings and the pandemic.... Disposable income (income after tax and benefits)...
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Money, money, money!
Look, there’s a new £50 note on the ground. There can’t be, replies the economist, or someone would...
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Tip-top Top Tips
Did I leave a tip last time I went to a restaurant? Well, yes, the table was pretty...
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Ooh Ah Just a Lidl Bit!
The song reference may go over your head if you’re a student rather than a teacher of a...
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Taxing times?
As this week’s budget nears, Chancellor Sunak seems to be preparing the country for tax increases – if...
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