Econosaurus

A not-perfect but fairly easy-to-implement system for regular reading. We really want my students to be reading, and ideally reading non-narrative non-fiction that builds up their contextual knowledge. So, what I was after was a system that gets students reading the right sort of stuff, at a level that's accessible to them, in a way that doesn't eat up a bunch of teacher time. I just posted about Class Read and I still love that system, but there are a few barriers to settin

A lot of the BRICS stuff in textbooks and articles is getting a bit old now, so I'm grateful for this update from Economics Observatory. It highlights how China's dominant role within the group has reshaped global economic power and explores the BRICS' evolution from a loose association to a more structured entity with institutional mechanisms like the New Development Bank and the Contingent Reserve Arrangement. It looks at concerns over the potential expansion of the BRICS t

A great article on the uneven impact of climate change on different parties. This can be used in micro to add nuance to a discussion of externalities or in macro to talk about the interaction between macroeconomic objectives of inequality and environmental protection. If you want to set the article as homework/cover, you can find a notes frame below. You can find activities based on other Economics Observatory articles here.