game theory

a beautiful mind - adam smith was wrong
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=0JDoQb6A2YI

goldenballs £93 grand
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=JB1kOFGZD2Y&feature=related

ou dilemma game
http://www.open2.net/trust/dilemma/dilemma_game.htm

online game theory
http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/playground/pd.html

opec

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7757032.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7688900.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7683019.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7424903.stm

talking point aug 2005 oil market overview

price fixing - office of fair trading

power firms oct 2008

cigarette firms apr 2008

airlines (ba and virgin) feb 2008
ba virgin august 2007

supermarkets and dairy products dec 2007

farmers reaction

sept 2007

dutch brewers

utilities wall map

http://psg.deloitte.com/ResourcesMapsUtilities.asp

broadband britain

2008 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7589403.stm



bt mobile http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7388678.stm

competition policy

http://www.betterregulation.gov.uk/

http://www.berr.gov.uk/

http://www.mmc.gov.uk/ competition commission

open skies agreement

basics http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6478651.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7256918.stm

http://www.open2.net/money/trailers_spring_08.html#plane

oct 2007 http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/transport/article2701536.ece

gatwick and baa sale
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7622013.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7571733.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7564877.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_7571000/7571786.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7572442.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_7571000/7571962.stm

supermarket competition

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4785544.stm competition investigation (BBC 2006)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7375530.stm supermarket power (2008)

http://www.mmc.gov.uk/rep_pub/reports/2008/538grocery.htm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7739606.stm discount supermarkets grow

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7643552.stm (tesco profits sept 2008)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7659553.stm (sainsburys profits oct 2008)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7476672.stm future supermarkets

Regulated Pricing rpi + forumla

RPI + Pricing in the rail industry


http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/economics/further-rise-signalled-in-rail-fares/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7741162.stm

theory of the firm review

inside a pizza factory

Perfect Competition - Daffodil Farmers

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7438146.stm

Objectives of firms

facebook

not just for profit

social entrepreneurs

video blog - economics help

http://uk.youtube.com/user/economicshelp

more macro but relevant

abnormal profit from a monopoly?

tesco's profits up 12%

financial principle agent problem

http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/economics/financial-collapse-and-the-principal-agent-problem/

supermarkets

Competition Commission Report
BBC news
UK supermarkets set for shake-up
Supermarkets under scrutiny
Audio-visual reports The Competition Commission is to order major supermarkets to sell off land to boost choices for customers
Robert Peston Tesco Trimuphs
Newspaper coverage
Graphics you might want to use in your teaching
Guardian:
The Times Shoppers to pay for superstore shake-up

profit positions - flash presentations

http://www.flashecon.org/profitA/profitA_main.asp - perfect competition

http://www.flashecon.org/profitB/profitB_main.asp - imperfect competition

merger and takeover examples

boots and uni chem (merger)

morrisons takeover safeway (takeover)

exit of firms and consolidation in the finanical markets

washington mutual goes under

lehman brothers

merger lloyds and hbos

principle agent problem

enron affair (bbc 2002)

enron affair (bbc jan 2002)

nick leeson ten year on (bbc 2004)

rogue trader film trader

societe general rogue trader (bbc jan 2008)

unit 5 - diminishing returns

production and costs (short run) flash presentations

general support websites

http://www.tutor2u.com/

http://www.bized.co.uk/

http://www.economicshelp.org/

http://www.flashecon.org/

pj holdens video lessons (watch with a critical eye - his explanations are limited)

aqa coursework considerations

Some articles from the BBC relating to research issues:
What the survey didn't say...
the myth of counting
Putting percentages in context
Just what is average?
Just because? (causality)

14.1 theory of the firm

week 1 presentation

structure conduct performance

alternatives to profit maximisation

week 2 presentations

cost curves (flash presentation)

business revenues

costs

economies of scale

profit

unit 5 assessment materials

june 2007 - question paper / mark scheme / examiners report

jan 2007 - question paper / mark scheme / examiners report

june 2006 - question paper / mark scheme / examiners report

jan 2006 - question paper / mark scheme / examiners report

june 2005 - question paper / mark scheme / examiners report

jan 2005 - question paper / mark scheme / examiners report

basic links

specification

assessment material

examiners reports