https://youtu.be/FXbcFJLIOLA US stock market valuations are reaching record levels last seen in the dot com bubble – this time it’s just another type of tech boom, is history repeating itself? But whilst a few big tech firms are booming, at the same time the US has record tariffs,…| Economics Help
“What if the UK’s most successful industry was also its biggest curse? The City made billions of Pounds, but did it also make the country weaker?” On the eve of the financial crisis in 2007, the UK economy seemed to be doing pretty well – 18 years of economic growth, low inflation, low borrowing, and ... Read more| Economics Help
In late 2023, the Argentinian economy was experiencing a familiar bout of inflation, capital flight and threat of default, but the radical policies of Javier Milier have seen inflation plummet and, defying many expectations, in 2025 growth has reached 6.5% making it one of the fastest growing economies in the world. Argentina has experienced a ... Read more| Economics Help
This is the UK economy since the 1950s, the trend rate of GDP per capita has fallen from 3% to less than 1%. The tax share of GDP has risen from 29% towards 38%. The British economy is on shaky ground. Productivity has flatlined, growth is stalling, and the government’s fiscal plans may be about ... Read more| Economics Help
Britain for sale. From sport to housing and water – it seems a large part of the UK is being sold off to the highest bidder. But, who is really buying up Britain and does it matter? Last year, British companies worth £74billion were bought by foreign buyers a 21% increase on the previous year. ... Read more| Economics Help
Europe may be a great place to live, free health care, ga enerous welfare state, great cities, but in the past 20 years, Europe has fallen behind the United States. Growth is sluggish, productivity is low, debt rising. And when it comes to new engines of growth – big tech, AI, electric cars, Europe is ... Read more| Economics Help
https://youtu.be/FXbcFJLIOLA US stock market valuations are reaching record levels last seen in the dot com bubble – this time it’s just another type of tech boom, is history repeating itself? But whilst a few big tech firms are booming, at the same time the US has record tariffs,…| Economics Help
It’s been another bad week for the UK economy, with UK bond yields rising to the highest level for 30 years. Not only that but the Pound has had a bumpy ride. A falling Pound and higher yields are a toxic combination, just ask Mrs Truss. And this comes on…| Economics Help
It’s been another bad week for the UK economy, with UK bond yields rising to the highest level for 30 years. Not only that but the Pound has had a bumpy ride. A falling Pound and higher yields are a toxic combination, just ask Mrs Truss. And this comes on…| Economics Help
Definition and explanation of Vertical integration - when a firm controls different stages of production. ALso difference between forward and backward integration.| Economics Help
Definition of the output gap - the difference between actual and potential output. Diagram | Causes | Explaining with diagrams and examples - negative and positive output gap.| Economics Help
Labour productivity measures the output per worker in a period of time. Recent graphs/stats. Factors affecting labour productivity and implications for economy.| Economics Help
A selection of graphs and statistics on UK unemployment. Also, looking at factors that explain changes in UK unemployment. Why unemployment was lower in the 2000s and 2010s than 1980s and 90s. A success story of the UK economy? Raw data: Labour market data | Source: ONS MGSX (LFS)…| Economics Help
We have frequently heard the statement that we are experiencing the worst recession since the 1930s, but data released from the ONS shows that the fall in GDP is actually more prolonged in the current 2008-12 recession than the Great Depression of the 1930s. source: Office of National Statistics (pdf):…| Economics Help
The output gap is a measure of the difference between actual output (Y) and potential output (Yf). Output gap = Y- Yf A Negative Output Gap occurs when actual output is less than potential output gap. In a recession, a fall in Real GDP causes a negative output gap. However,…| Economics Help
After this week’s GDP statistics, the UK government could try to boast the fastest growth in the G7 during 2025 so far (depending on Japan data to come). It’s a bit like winning a beauty contest amongst your seven ageing friends; it doesn’t mean much. The bigger story is not so much a ... Read more| Economics Help
Empty streets, closed shops and events cancelled. Covid, put the economy into an induced coma, with output falling 20% in a single quarter. Yet, like a case of long covid, the economy has failed to bounce back. Even before Covid, the economy was struggling, 13 years of below trend growth. But, when covid hit, ... Read more| Economics Help
In the past four years the number of recorded shoplifting incidents have more than doubled. But, the problem is worse as many go unrecorded, in 2024, there were an estimated 20 million incidents of shoplifting in England and Wales, resulting in only 31,000 presecutions. This is a five fold increase since 2014 with the police ... Read more| Economics Help
The output gap is a measure of the difference between actual output (Y) and potential output (Yf). Output gap = Y- Yf A Negative Output Gap occurs when actual output is less than potential output gap. In a recession, a fall in Real GDP causes a negative output gap. However,…| Economics Help
https://youtu.be/_dlDesXJzF8 It’s not been as spectacular as September 2022 when bond yields made the front pages, but quietly markets are pushing up the cost of UK debt. The bond yield for 30-year gilts has reached its highest level since 1998. You might think - Why does this matter to…| Economics Help
https://youtu.be/_dlDesXJzF8 It’s not been as spectacular as September 2022 when bond yields made the front pages, but quietly markets are pushing up the cost of UK debt. The bond yield for 30-year gilts has reached its highest level since 1998. You might think - Why does this matter to…| Economics Help
Recently, Donald Trump told the chair of the Federal Reserve that the US should be cutting interest rates like other countries. And it is true the UK and US have been slow to cut interest rates. They are now double the level in Europe and Canada. Although Rachel Reeves is…| Economics Help
Recently, Donald Trump told the chair of the Federal Reserve that the US should be cutting interest rates like other countries. And it is true the UK and US have been slow to cut interest rates. They are now double the level in Europe and Canada. Although Rachel Reeves is…| Economics Help