In the UK, we have a marginal tax rate system. This means income tax is charged on income above a certain level. It does not mean if you earn £200,000 you pay 50% on the whole £200,000. You only pay 50% on the income earned above £150,000 after the personal allowance is included. Income tax …
There has been an update to the economic syllabus for those taking A2 exams in 2017. It means that students starting to study Economics AS in Sept 2015, will be doing the new syllabus, with first AS exams in June 2016, and the first A2 exams in June 2017. Students who have already started economics …
Reader Question: What Are The Macro-Economic Problems Faced In UK In 2015? And What Are The Reasons And Causes? See updated post: Problems facing UK economy post Brexit. Only time for a quick answer. Off the top of my head 5 problems for UK economy Low economic growth Low productivity growth Budget deficit / perceived …
I am currently writing a book on economics. The target audience is: People who want to understand economics, especially economics which features in the news. Non-academic, though would be good summer reading for students. Features As much as possible it will avoid technical jargon and be accessible to non-students of economics. It will answer commonly …
Firstly, sorry for the low levels of blogging recently. I am working on a new site, waiting for some outside developers. Secondly I am working on completely new Revision Guides for the new economic syllabus coming out soon. It meant I didn’t do much blogging around the general election – which is perhaps a blessing …
Given levels of UK national debt and forecasts for rises in government debt, what are the prospects for a UK debt default? The UK has had higher levels of national debt after the First and Second World War Bond Yields Bond yields on UK government gilts are reasonable and don’t predict any default. In fact …
The Bank of England set the base rate. The base rate is the rate at which they charge commercial banks to borrow from the Bank of England. In normal economic circumstances, this base rate will influence all the interest rates set by other banks and financial institutions. If the Bank of England cut the base …
Readers Question: What are the major determinants of price elasticity of demand? Elasticity of demand measures the responsiveness of demand to a change in price. Inelastic demand means a change in price causes a smaller % change in demand. It means people are unresponsive to changes in price. Inelastic demand will have some or all …