Economics Circle

09/10/2025

A new term, a new course - or needing to revise for the up and coming A-levels in Economics? I started teaching Economics as a University tutor in 1994 and love sharing the insights gained over the years alongside my studies and books written in Philosophy and Political Philosophy and Education. Each year, I take on several Economics students to help them improve their grades and University or career aspirations. It's always a pleasure to enable students to improve - here's my video card for Economics!

Two mins on Economics A-level tuition - I've taught economics at various levels for nigh on 30 years and still retain a strong passion for the subject and fo...

24/11/2024

I've opened a couple of slots for A-level economics students who may be struggling with the course or becoming worried about their exams. https://iowtutor.co.uk/economics-a-level

30/10/2024

UK government - economic illogic. PM says he wants to avoid austerity by raising taxes ... whose austerity is he referring to?

Obviously government projects including funding Ukraine war and government salaries. Austerity will though be imposed on the private sector - and add to that, the Chancellor is seeking to raise the minimum wage. Sounds noble, but she's not paying for it, so economic principles suggest that there will be an impact on employment.

Such is the lack of economic literacy these days.

I'm building up a course online of basic economic principles - on youtube thus far - for A-level students of Economics as well as the curious.

In this series of videos I shall be teaching the fundamental economic principles designed to help students review key concepts but also to add a bit of depth...

21/10/2024

"What is an economy?"
Sixth video in economics - for students and the curious alike!

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13/10/2024

Fifth installment on my introductory lessons for A-level Economics and Introductory Economics courses. This one provides a glimpse into how economists view resources.

What are resources from the econom...

13/10/2024

Starting out in economics and want to reduce the confusion? Part four of my introduction to the subject - A-level Economics, Intro to Economics at university, ECON 101 etc. Or for people wanting to improve their economic literacy.

First useful diagram in economics ...

13/10/2024

Third video for introductory students in economic (A-level, econ 101 courses) - or for the curious!

What are factors of production? Lo...

13/10/2024

Second video in short introduction to economics course.

How resources could be distributed...

13/10/2024

A-level economics or for the curious who want to make sense of life in a world of economic illiteracy :) This is the start of a series of introductory lessons on economic topics.

"What are some things priced and some things are not...

12/09/2024

Building up a series of ten minute introductory videos for economics students or those interested in how to get their heads around the mess our economies are in !

01/09/2024

https://www.fitchratings.com/research/sovereigns/fitch-downgrades-ukraine-to-rd-13-08-2024 What happens when a country defaults while it is fighting a war? Will it exist at the break out of peace? Will it fall into hyperinflationary policies to pay back its loans? Will it be broken up in a form of asset stripping by other nations and large corporations? Ukraine has effectively defaulted. What do you think will happen now?

Fitch Ratings-London-13 August 2024: Fitch Ratings has downgraded Ukraine's Long-Term Foreign-Currency (LTFC) Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to 'RD' from '