Y13: Costs of Production Presentation

May use this in lesson next week....

Lesson Plan: Costs of Production Presentation for Y1 IB Economics Welker's Wikinomics Blog

BBC News - Shares markets gripped by Dubai debt uncertainty

BBC News - Shares markets gripped by Dubai debt uncertainty

Y13 Economics - Global Economy Macroeconomic graphs

A quality web page which has lots of graphs for A2 Macro students (Unit 4). Check it out, add it to your faves!

Economics - Global Economy Macroeconomic graphs

BBC News - Spending sprees, mobile scams and a scary lion

A great new web programme from the BBC....items are short and to the point. Excellent for discussions and revision.

BBC News - Spending sprees, mobile scams and a scary lion

Y13 - BA merger 'good for passengers'???

An excellent article which discusses the merger between BA & Iberia. Billy Walsh even talks about the 'Synergies' involved. Also the merger is discussed from the point of view of the worker. An interesting area that is sometimes forgotten when discussing the pros and cons of integration.

BBC NEWS | Business | BA merger 'good for passengers'

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Simon's Cat - just for fun!

I could not help but laugh at this new 'You Tube' phenomenon....new toy to rival Mr Meekat perhaps???



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Agriculture and price fluctuations

In Asia rice prices have almost tripled this year and as producing nations enforce export restrictions to protect their own supplies, stocks are dwindling in those countries relying on imports.

The Philippines is one of the countries worst affected. This clip highlights the problems faced by countries when the supply & demand scheduals cause drastic price changes.....excellent information for Unit 1 Economics.



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Y13 - Building companies fined £129.5m by OFT

This BBC report highlights the problems faced when competition law is breached. This could easily be a case study question in your Unit 3 exam.

BBC NEWS Business Building companies fined £129.5m

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DBS Economists: You Tube Channel launch

To all the DBS Economists out there, you now have your own 'You Tube' channel in which you can upload videos to educate the masses!!!

Here are Zara, Larissa and Paris with what I hope will be the first of many video clips from DBS students....



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Y12 Economics - The Cobweb Theory

Following on from the theory session, check out this link which highlights real life supply issues...

Economics - Nature of Supply

Y13 Economics - Great video on BA and Iberia merger

Following on from the article we read in class yesterday, check this video out. The guy even talks about the 'Synergies' that are going to occur because of the merger....

GSCE Economics - Great video on BA and Iberia merger

A2 Economics - BA and Iberia - economies of scale

A useful piece on the recent merger activity between BA & Iberia (Year 13's...a must read!)

GSCE Economics - BA and Iberia - economies of scale

GSCE Economics -Youth unemployment

What will the situation be when you guys gracduate....lets hope it's better than this.....

GSCE Economics - Bit of fun on a Saturday morning - Youth unemployment

HOMEWORK YR 11 MRS RICHARDSON

Click on the link to access a past exam paper.

Answer all questions on pages 1 - 7 ONLY.
You may print out the rest of the paper as we will be going through this in the next few weeks.
Due date: Monday 16/11/09 period 5.

https://share.acrobat.com/adc/adc.do?app=org

GSCE Economics - Unemployment special

Click on the link and lets solve world unemplyment....

GSCE Economics - Super Starter Sunday - Unemployment special

I love this! Marketplace Public Radio convened a “Small Townhall” with eight middle school aged kids to ask them questions about the economy. The idea is that the economic decisions made by today’s business leaders, policymakers, academics and grown-ups in general will have huge effects on today’s youth when they grow up, so why not ask them what they think of the big economic issues today?

It is true that governments national debt could be described as a “teenager tax” since it will ultimately be paid back through higher taxes by income earners in the future. Well, these kids are those future income earners.

The questions the kids are asked:

1. Should kids be allowed to have credit cards?
2. Do you know what the recession is?
3. What is the deficit?
4. Has the recession changed your dreams?
5. What do you think about debt?
6. Do you have any investment advice?
7. What do you think about saving money?

Here are a couple of answers to questions...could you guys do any better???





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Price Elasticity of Supply

Excellent notes on Price Elasticity of Supply

Microeconomics - Price Elasticity of Supply

Economics - GlaxoSmithKline and Pfizer choose to collaborate on HIV drugs

Oligopolists acting together to benefit themselves and the public.....ie collusion is not always bad..discuss??

Click on the link....




Economics - GlaxoSmithKline and Pfizer choose to collaborate on HIV drugs

Year 10 homework

Please click on the link below & complete the questions I said in class. To be handed in on Thursday 12th November.

https://share.acrocomcontent.com/adc/src/Jun+06+Unit+1.pdf?nodeId=8165402a-001b-4d32-974b-b91799a95178&key=xFRXzvku6yvy46cAfbO4Ss%2BJNPjwzTmL8sOUKnMvWdO7HXtWwqnTF7xxawCeN82wluvZJ%2FSJ65Hg%0AOz8BFoGOb3mhQqObqbJKnz2dpCMXpEXfRoiAUuhjAKIKyO7eMTM5sLDHiLdnJFnLW6UD%2FENZf05Z%0ADX8T1MoBnGwyIeJOJBwOBLOuEAjwZwkCwFhV70sA

Regulation: OFWAT plans to turn the tap on water company prices

Interesting article on the Water Regulator....please read for discussion in lesson;

Economics - OFWAT plans to turn the tap on water company prices

RPI - X explained

RPI-X and Natural Monoplies explained...with some wind in the background!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWuoVqhXlTI

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