supporting students studying Econ 3 and Econ 4 of the AQA Economics (2140) specification for examination in 2014.
Thursday, 27 September 2012
objectives of the firm
objective reviewed (holden)
principle agent problem - lehman brothers case study
older material
enron affair (bbc 2002)
enron affair (bbc jan 2002)
nick leeson ten year on (bbc 2004)
Tuesday, 25 September 2012
Friday, 21 September 2012
costs in the long run - economies of scale
productive efficiency and economies of scale
Real World Economics - Economies of Scale by Blessed_Hope
paj holden e of s

united biscuits production line
big is back article (economist aug 2009)
Thursday, 13 September 2012
Wednesday, 5 September 2012
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