Readers Question: I have to visit the college I went to and give 5-10 min talk to A2 Economics students about anything economics related, preferably macro-economics.. something going on in the economy. Suggestions? Giving a presentation on economics can be a daunting thing. I often ask students (at this time of the year) to come …
Readers Question: Europe is in grip of real deflation and low growth period but then why Euro is on a rise In recent months, European inflation has fallen to 0.5%. In several countries within the Eurozone, countries are now experiencing actual deflation. In the past year, the Euro has appreciated against a basket of currencies, …
A look at the effects of how an over-valuation of the exchange rate can cause deflation. Readers Question: does an appreciation in the exchange rate cause deflation? An appreciation does tend to reduce inflationary pressures. This is because after after an appreciation in the exchange rate: Price of imports will fall, causing a fall in …
Readers Question Why is the forward guidance threshold set at 7% unemployment and how does this affect the threshold for inflation? The MPC have a remit to target inflation of CPI = 2% +/-1. But, the MPC also consider wider issues of economic growth and unemployment. UK Real GDP is still lower than the level …
Readers Question: What policy strategy is good to reduce unemployment in Greece? The Greek economy is experiencing grave problems, with record levels of unemployment. Unemployment in Greece is running at 27.5% – (end of 2013) This unemployment rate is even higher amongst young people. The unemployment is primarily caused by the prolonged recession which has …
Irish national debt – the total amount of Irish government debt. Irish national debt has increased to 117% of GDP in recent years because of a large financial bailout to Irish banks, deep recession which saw a 20% drop in nominal tax revenues, and continued weakness in GDP growth which has made it difficult to …
Definition of National Debt and National debt in the UK – National debt is essentially the total amount the government has borrowed from the private sector Should we worry about UK’s current situation? – Essay on reasons to worry and reasons not to worry Understanding Government debt statistics – History of National Debt – National …
Readers Question: how we can reduce the unemployment (with implication ) in short run and long run and try to give some lively examples except of uk The unemployment rate in the UK is currently quite low about 4.5%. Therefore, it is difficult for the government to significantly reduce this. A lot of the unemployment …