Tag Archives: Economics

Masters of Economics

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Adam Seldis

Many thanks to Mr Lorimer for letting me know about this BBC series that came out last year looking at the three great economists of the twentieth century: Keynes, Hayek and Marx. It’s a very accessible series for students and well worth … Continue reading →

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Mr Seldis away week of 25 February

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Adam Seldis

Students – with genuine apologies, I will be away all of this week. The work I want you to complete in my absence is detailed below. Grade 11 economics – SL/HL combined classes (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday): For these two double periods you … Continue reading →

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G11 Country reports

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Adam Seldis

Whilst I am away, you are to investigate and research the economy of a country. Please see this page to decide and allocate which group does which country. Investigation You are to research the macroeconomic condition of your country, paying … Continue reading →

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If They Could Tweet – 1954 Guatemalan Coup

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Adam Seldis

SPS – I am very excited to be able to share today’s lesson with you, for which you will need the following links: The list of characters and who you will play; and Instruction sheet on how to set up … Continue reading →

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Mr Seldis away Tuesday 12th & Wednesday 13th February

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Adam Seldis

Students – with apologies, I will be away for our lessons on these two days. The work I would like you to do is detailed below: Tuesday P5/6 – E11A: You are to read this article. Once you have done … Continue reading →

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Thinking of going to university in the UK to study economics?

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Adam Seldis

Geoff Riley, Cofounder of tutor2u.net, has recently put together a booklet to help students who may be thinking of applying to UK universities to read economics or a closely related subject. It has lots of useful links and advice on how … Continue reading →

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John Nash, game theory and ignoring blondes

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Adam Seldis

With grade 11 HL students we have just started to look at game theory and its impact on the behaviour of individuals and firms in oligopoly. I started off by showing you the clip below from the film A Beautiful Mind, which shows John … Continue reading →

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Is GDP a good measure of an economy’s performance?

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Adam Seldis

In today’s lesson we will be looking at how we calculate GDP, what the problems are with using GDP as a measure of performance and what alternatives we might be able to use instead. To help assess the problems with … Continue reading →

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Burgernomics

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Adam Seldis

Living in Japan, a common grumble amongst the expat community is how incredibly expensive everything is. “It’s so much cheaper back home!” is a cry often heard walking down Motomachi. But is it? Last year I wrote this post on … Continue reading →

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What is the fiscal cliff and is it as high as everyone thinks?

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Adam Seldis

Much has been written recently about the USA’s fiscal cliff and debt ceiling, as well as the continued negotiations between the two main political parties on how best to resolve the problem. However the politics is normally so partisan and … Continue reading →

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