Educational |
UK
Economy |
International |
Various |
Economics
revealed - economicsrevealed.co.uk
Great
links to information, video tutorials and blog - subscribe for
more information. |
HM
Treasury -
www.hm-treasury.gov.uk
UK
government website for the economy, taxation and expenditure -
information, data and more. |
European
Union - europa.eu
The
official EU website with links to all the various departments
including agriculture, regional development, etc. |
BBC
- bbc.co.uk
A
direct link to the BBC's excellent coverage of the economy on
their news website - also check out Stephanie Flanders' blog. |
Bized
-
bized.co.uk
Originally
set up at Bristol University, Bized has some great stuff for
students and teachers including tests, revision notes and a
glossary. |
Bank
of England - www.bankofengland.co.uk
The
UK's central bank - information on monetary policy, financial
stability, the MPC, interest rates and inflation. |
OECD
- oecd.org
The
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development is a
major international organisation which monitors the world
economy and produces reports on investment, trade flows,
economic development, etc. |
RBS
- rbs.com
Direct
link to the Royal Bank of Scotland's excellent economic reports
which are free to subscribe to - well worth a look. |
Tutor2u
-
tutor2u.net
Loads
of revision notes, tests and more with stuff to buy for teachers
and students. |
Competition
Commission - competition-commission.org.uk
A
branch of the UK government responsible for competion policy -
interesting examples here of monopoly, oligopoly, collusion,
competitive markets, etc. |
European
Central Bank - ecb.eu
The
website for the Eurozone's central bank with reports, data and
more on the Euro and European monetary policy. |
New
Economics Foundation - neweconomics.org
An
organisation which looks at economics in a less traditional way
- check out their Happy Planet Index. |
Topmarks
-
topmarks.co.uk
Useful
website with various resources. |
Institute
of Fiscal Studies - www.ifs.org.uk
Independent
organisation looking at fiscal policy and its effects on the UK
economy including studies on the impact of government spending
and taxation on different groups. |
CIA
factbook - cia.gov
The
US Central Intelligence Agency produces an online factbook which
gives data on all the countries of the world - some useful fact
and figures here. |
The
Guardian - guardian.co.uk
Direct
link to the economics section of this centre-left newspaper -
useful articles and opinions here. |
Economics
network - economicsnetwork.ac.uk
Focused
more on higher education so good for more high level stuff. |
National
Statistics - statistics.gov.uk
Direct
link to the economy section of the UK National Statistics site -
just about every bit of data you'll ever wish to look at (and
more). |
IMF
- imf.org
The
International Monetary Fund monitors monetary policy across the
world and occasionally steps in to help or to intervene in
countries were there are issues of debt and/or inflation. |
The
Economist - economist.com
Excellent magazine which covers economics in its broadest sense
with a range of national and international features. |
AQA
- aqa.org.uk
Direct
link to the exam board's specifications and past papers. |
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World
Bank - worldbank.org
The
World Bank aids reconstruction adn development in poorer
countries across the world. |
BBC
Economy Tracker - bbc.co.uk The
BBC's excellent overview of the economy with some great
information, statistics and charts - perfect for an overview of
the economic downturn. |
OCR
- ocr.org.uk
Direct
link to the exam board's specifications and past papers. |
|
Heritage
Foundation - heritage.org Interesting
information and data here on 'economic freedom' and the free
market with comparisons of various countries across the world. |
Interesting
statistics - link
|
Edexcel
- edexcel.com
Direct
link to the exam board's specifications and past papers. |
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