AS Level Resources
Is the UK 5th or 9th in the world: https://fullfact.org/economy/uk-worlds-5th-or-9th-largest-economy/
Tutor2u revision material http://www.tutor2u.net/economics/revision-notes/as-macro-national-income.html
GDP at constant prices http://stats.oecd.org/glossary/detail.asp?ID=1164
Study Chapter 22 p106 and Ch31 p152 (Anderton 6e)
Nominal ranking GDP http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)
World rankings GDP Per capita http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)_per_capita
Understanding Index numbers - http://www.tutor2u.net/economics/revision-notes/as-macro-using-index-numbers.html
Alternative measures:
HDI world ranking http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Development_Index
Economics of Happiness http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYEvFRQchyw
http://www.economicshelp.org/essays/economics-growth-happiness.html
http://www.economist.com/blogs/feastandfamine/2012/04/happiness
Happiness Activity https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/world-happiness-index-2017-an-interactive-activity
Tuesday, 26 September 2017
Wednesday, 20 September 2017
Comparative Advantage Theory
Accurately defined - http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/glossary/comparative-advantage/
Explained in 60 seconds - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U12yZXBmQmY
Video explaining https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vvfzaq72wd0
A useful numerical example and criticisms - http://www.economicsonline.co.uk/Global_economics/Comparative_advantage.html
World's biggest MNCs https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/01/worlds-biggest-corporate-giants/
Trade quiz: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3201185.stm
Trade negotiator: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6183887.stm
TPP: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-32498715
China: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-36877573
Trade Patterns: http://www.economicsonline.co.uk/Global_economics/The_pattern_of_trade.html
UK Trade Patterns https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/32114/10-803-uk-trade-performance-growth-patterns.pdf
Globalisation under attack http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37554634
Globalisation's elephant: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37542494
Explained in 60 seconds - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U12yZXBmQmY
Video explaining https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vvfzaq72wd0
A useful numerical example and criticisms - http://www.economicsonline.co.uk/Global_economics/Comparative_advantage.html
World's biggest MNCs https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/01/worlds-biggest-corporate-giants/
Trade quiz: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3201185.stm
Trade negotiator: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6183887.stm
TPP: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-32498715
China: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-36877573
Trade Patterns: http://www.economicsonline.co.uk/Global_economics/The_pattern_of_trade.html
UK Trade Patterns https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/32114/10-803-uk-trade-performance-growth-patterns.pdf
Globalisation under attack http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37554634
Globalisation's elephant: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37542494
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