Tuesday 19 January 2010

Monday 18 January 2010

monetary policy - interest rate latest

1/ BBC news video - UK interest rates could stay low for five years - One of the UK’s best known economists, Roger Bootle, predicts that interest rates will stay below 1% for the next five years

2/ Telegraph - Economists question success of Bank of England’s £200bn money-printing plan - Economists have cast doubt on whether the Bank of England’s £200bn quantitative easing (QE) programme is working

3/ Telegraph - Why the Bank of England will raise interest rates as deflationary threat melts away - despite massive amounts of Quantitative Easing (QE) in both the US and UK. It is surely only a matter of time before short-term rates follow suit. Or so you would assume

4/ Guardian - Too dangerous to raise interest rates yet - Setting interest rates is a dangerous game - and one that could choke off recovery

5/ The Times - Profile of Willem Buiter - Maverick laughs all the way to the bank - More booms and busts lie in wait, economist Willem Buiter predicts.

Friday 1 January 2010

as + a2 Revision Presentations

tutor2u revision presentations:

Econ 1 (as micro):
Q&A markets
Q&A market failure
Price Volatility in Markets - Teacher Presentation
Economics of Government Subsidies - Teacher Presentation
Revision presentation - UK Housing Market 2009
Revision - Labour Market Failure (presentation)

Econ 2 (as macro):
Q&A macro
Aggregate Demand - Teacher Revision Presentation
Short Run Aggregate Supply - Teacher Presentation
Long Run Aggregate Supply - Teacher Presentation
Inflation - Measurement (Teacher Presentation)
Inflation - Causes and Effects (Teacher Presentation)
Deflation - Teacher Presentation
Economics of Saving - Teacher Presentation
Investment - Teacher Presentation
Revision Presentation - Monetary Policy for AS

Trade Imbalances - Presentation

UK Recession and Business Capacity - Teacher Presentation
Revision - External Shocks (presentation)
UK Economy in 2010 - Essential Revision Presentation

recession winners and losers: latest on UK economy (pdf)

Questions AS + A2 macro

Unit 3 (a2 micro):
Perfect Competition - Teacher Presentation
Monopoly and Entry Barriers - Teacher Presentation
Price Discrimination - Teacher Presentation / Price Discrimination (presentation)
Nationalisation - Teacher Presentation


Unemployment & the UK Labour Market - Teacher Presentation

New Revision Presentation on European Carbon Emissions Trading

Unit 4 (a2 macro):

New Revision Presentation on Balance of Payment Adjustment Policies
Revised Presentations on the Euro
Revision Presentation - Eastern European Economies
Greece’s Economic Problems in 2009 - Teacher Presentation

Revision presentation - threats to globalisation
The US Economy Rebounds - Teacher Presentation

World news: Globalisation | guardian.co.uk

FT.com - World Economy 2012

BBC News - Eurozone crisis

Business: Eurozone crisis | guardian.co.uk

Euro in crisis -Financial Times

Currency Wars

UK Budget 2013: In depth news, commentary and analysis from the Financial Times

BBC News | Business | UK Edition

BBC News - UK economy

Business: Economics | guardian.co.uk

FT.com - UK Economy news

Latest financial, market & economic news and analysis | guardian.co.uk

FT.com - International economy

IMF Survey Magazine

IMF Survey Podcasts

Wash Post U.S. Economy