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This documentary on Prime follows 4 of the main Christmas tree sellers in NYC. Loads of micro stuff - PES, oligopoly, keeping barriers to entry, tonnes of interdependence, bidding for spots etc. A bit of excitement with the mafia. Warning - It has a bit of swearing.

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Apologies if you couldn't find this earlier, I posted it to the wrong category so it didn't show up on the homepage. Woops! I feel like there was a lot more awareness surrounding this budget compared to others, so hopefully students will be quite engaged with it. I've collected/created a bunch of resources you can use in your A-Level Economics lessons on the Budget. Much of it would also be suitable for GCSE Economics, A-Level Business or A-Level Politics. Here are a few stud

I'm still working on these and will post them around 9:30ish. I know you'll likely want to plan your lessons before then, so to give you an idea, these are the resources you can expect: NEW: Ugly but functional powerpoint Goes through brief context and main policies Quotation Scavenger Hunt A list of claims and students have to find evidence of each in the Executive Summary. Good for comprehension and application practice Policy Analysis table The same as previous years: For

50 bingo cards for the upcoming Autumn Budget for your Economics classes. There are a few versions, one in A4 and one with 4 to a page for cheap printing. I've also made up a blank version in case you want students to write their own - I reckon you would need really clear parameters here to stop students from gaming the system, so the blank version is just about tax changes.

As with the Measures Escape , I’ve also updated the Market Structures Escape Room activity. This includes the addition of a ‘Streamlined’ version where all the clues for each lock are grouped on a single page. It’s a bit quicker to complete and works well if you want a shorter or simpler version of the activity. If you’ve already purchased this, drop me an email at isobel@econosaurus.co.uk  and I’ll send you the updated version.

When I was at school, I asked for some ideas of what extra books I should read. My (excellent) Economics teacher suggested The Wealth of Nations, which I diligently checked out of the school library. I'm not sure whether she overestimated my reading stamina or underestimated the amount of grain-related chat in that book, but either way, I didn't get very far. Her next recommendation was Galbraith's Innocent Frauds, which was much more accessible.  Recommending books is a tric

Just a quick one to say I've updated the Macroeconomic Measures Escape Room activity . I have fixed a few bugs and also included a...

Here is a student-friendly article on the Economics of Organised Crime. It explores Buchanan's hypothesis that a monopoly crime firm (an OCG* such as a mafia family) might result in a lower crime output than a crime market composed of lots of independent criminals. It's nice extra reading for market concentration or institutions (these gangs can sometimes simultaneously undermine traditional institutions while replacing some of their functions). It would also work well as a b