#Oligopoly #Consumerchoice #Investment

Why is the world's busiest airport in Alaska now? An interesting video to explain the challenges and short-term opportunities faced by the airline industry: youtube.com/watch?v=r2oPk2…

The difference between #unemployment and #underemployment matters

A fantastic Ted talk for students about to start A-level Economics after the half-term: ted.com/talks/mariana_…

This is great for LVI students deciding on university course at the moment #UCAS #DevelopmentEconomics

Online Public Event featuring Arun Advani of Warwick Economics and CAGE @ Warwick on 'How Much Tax Do The Rich Really Pay And Could They Pay More?' - Registration is now open:

Want to listen to former governor of Bank of England explaining QE? Lord Mervyn King said models used by the epidemiologists are just as unreliable as the economists' models and it's dangerous to believe we have the magical power of forecasting. Do you agree? #monetaryPolicy

Due to Covid concerns, more people are using contactless technologies for payments. Cash transactions are losing popularity. How will digital currency change our spending behaviour? Or will it make any difference at all? #cryptocurrency Credit: Ziying He bbc.co.uk/news/business-…

Here is a study of poverty from behavioural perspective:

The level of income inequality is often underestimated, due to difficulties around measuring the actual levels of income earned by the richest households. How can the accuracy of predictions be improved? #inequality Credit: Ziying He lse.ac.uk/research/resea…

External growth in action by Hotel Chocolat In theory this is a pretty low-risk takeover. Hotel Chocolat will know the business really well. But can they turn it around and make it profitable? bbc.co.uk/news/business-…

As the economy rebounds, less government funding is needed to support industries. This led to a reduction in borrowing of £19bn in a single month compared with the same months last year. #UKDEBT Credit: James Dunleavy ft.com/content/7ddc30…

🚨 Registration is now open for this event! #LSEVlieghe 🏦 On 26 July Gertjan Vlieghe returns to his alma mater and joins LSE Director Minouche Shafik to give his final lecture as a MPC member of Bank of England. Centre For Macroeconomics LSE Department of Economics lse.ac.uk/Events/2021/07…

Do companies pay a fair share of #tax? A minimum 15% corporate tax rate and paying tax in the country of sale have been agreed. Will this boost tax revenues and competitiveness of the high street? Will all countries agree? #G7 #globaltax Credit: Harry Kite economist.com/finance-and-ec…

50% of income spent on food with #tariffs at 80% = enriched landowners. Did Peel’s sacrifice and the repeal of the #CornLaws fairly redistribute income? #IncomeInequality #EconomicHistory Credit: Harry Kite economist.com/finance-and-ec…

Huge congratulations to our Upper Sixth student Ben Raybould. Ben entered the 2022 Royal Economic Society Young Economist of the Year 2022 competition and his essay was commended for its original and creative analysis of UK’s cost of living crisis. Solihull School

15 LVI Economists attended a Masterclass at the University of Birmingham today. They learnt about the Economics of Happiness from a theoretical and an empirical perspective - fantastic learning beyond the A-Level curriculum! #Academicenrichment Solihull School