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My latest article in March’s Economics Today. This is about three Economic Institutions. https://1drv.ms/b/c/e25e9229675ab836/EVwlVu_zs1VMiQjlxiXjnXQB0twsQJJwy2zd906mGBXtkA

Vietnam Economics class: Vietnam – https://on.ft.com/3LaqMTH via @FT Chile Economics class: Chile – https://on.ft.com/48CXI0T via @FT

Economics class: Champagne sparkles as low supply and fizzy demand boost prices – https://on.ft.com/3qw4KQk Champagne sparkles as low supply and fizzy demand boost prices – https://on.ft.com/3ElkdHH via @FT

Nationalisation is when the state transfers a company from the private sector to the state sector. The a government today nationalised Sheffield Forgemasters. They did this to  ensure the supply or component products for the defence industry. In addition the steel industry has been struggling to compete with foreign suppliers who can manufacture steel forContinue reading “Sheffield Forgemasters nationalised. #economics #econ3”

The online card retailer has doubled profits in the pandemic to £92 million.  This boost in profits was caused by a boost to revenue up 113% as people purchased cards online due to the pandemic. Revenue increased to £368 million from April 30th 2020 to April 30th 2021. Questions 1: Calculate revenue for the previousContinue reading “Moonpig doubles Profits. #economics #econ3”

The below was in the guardian today. I offered a brief comment. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/feb/17/the-guardian-view-on-economic-predictions-no-time-to-bank-on-a-recovery?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other       My comment. The economy is in a dire state. The pandemic has done untold damage and caused unemployment to rise. As we move out of lockdown firms will hold off re employing workers as they evaluate the long term position. We haveContinue reading “The Guardian view on economic predictions: no time to bank on a recovery”