The Boy who harnessed the wind
William Kamkwamba is a Malawian boy, who at the age of 14 built a windmill to power his family’s home. This is …
The Girl Effect
When we are looking at economic development, one of barriers we look at is gender inequality, and how improvements for females in …
Elasticity
One area of Microeconomics that we refer to throughout the course is the concept of elasticity. It is important to understand the …
Economic growth
Economic growth is one of the areas we study in relation to government macroeconomic objectives. It is important to be able to …
International trade revision
The “Prezi” that we used for the international trade section of the syllabus is included below. It only covers the standard level …
Terms of trade
One of the topics that comes up regularly, especially in essays, is terms of trade. Although many people find this a confusing …
Oligopoly and the Kinked-demand curve
During our studies of market structures we have come across oligopolies. We have found that in this form of structure there can …
Permits to pollute
The issue of tradable permits, or cap-and-trade schemes is a important one at the moment, and it is a relevant solution to …
Economic terms
In Economics there are many terms which you need to learn, understand and be able to define. In our classroom there are …
Caring capitalism
The link is to an interview which includes one of the founders of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream. In the higher level …