2017
Should the Bank of England Raise Interest Rates?
Should the Bank of England raise interest rates? What factors should be most important for their decision? When the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) changes its official interest rate – known as Bank Rate, it is attempting to ... Read More »
November 22, 2017
Economic Policies and Inequality
What policies should the US, UK, and EU leaders pursue to combat the problems associated with increasing inequality? Please provide an economic argument based on the readings below, or other readings. http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/oct/14/donald-trump-working-class-americans-feel-screwed http://www.newrepublic.com/article/119589/great-escape-review-do-foreign-aid-donations-make-things-worse https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2015/10/21/why-we-need-economic-growth-more-than-we-need-democratic-socialism/ The Oxford Dictionary of Economics defines inequality as: “Differences in the ... Read More »
November 15, 2017
Should Britain Rely on China?
In opening this discussion, I would first like to draw upon and reference the case study of Abkhazia, a partially recognised state on the eastern coast of the Black Sea. The Economist reports that whilst Abkhazia is a major producer ... Read More »
October 26, 2017
Why is Starbucks Coffee so Expensive?
Why is Starbucks Coffee so Expensive? A study was recently conducted whereby the cost of a cup of Starbucks coffee was measured across eight major tourist destinations across the world. Interestingly, but perhaps unsurprisingly, the cost per cup of coffee ... Read More »
October 17, 2017
FTSE vs NIKKEI
Discussion Topic: Find a chart of the FTSE index corresponding to the Nikkei chart discussed in the lecture. Looking at the chart, and where we are today, what happens next? If you had a portfolio to allocate between stocks and ... Read More »
October 11, 2017