What do high school students think about economics?
Young people in Bangladesh are showing a piqued curiosity in economics. However, there are no substantial educational resources for them.
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Discover Economics
- Jul 8, 2022
- 2 min
A Conversation with Bailey Wright
On this week's blog we got to talk to Bailey Wright, an inspirational young student who decided to follow a passion. Bailey's story not...
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Daira Povez-Gamboa
- Jun 23, 2022
- 2 min
American Enslavement and the Recovery of Black Economic History (Paper Summary)
This paper analyses the evidence needed to address questions of economic history and racial inequality, the Third Phase of research on...
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Daira Povez-Gamboa
- May 12, 2022
- 2 min
Discover Economics Top Exam Tips
It's exam season and it is normal to feel nervous (or even terrified); so we here at Discover thought we'd give you some tips to keep...
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Daira Povez-Gamboa
- Apr 26, 2022
- 3 min
Economic Implications of the Russia-Ukraine war
More than two months have passed since the start of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine. This has generated the biggest refugee crisis since...
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Daira Povez-Gamboa
- Apr 21, 2022
- 2 min
French Elections: What You Should Know!
April 24th represents a crucial day in France and it seems we're having a flashback to something that has already happened. Indeed, the...
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Daira Povez-Gamboa
- Mar 31, 2022
- 3 min
Event Recap: WWIE International Women’s Day Conference (Saturday 12 March)
More than 100 years have passed since we started celebrating International Women’s Day. The world has changed a lot and will keep...
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Hodder Education
- Mar 22, 2022
- 2 min
The Economics Of Fast Fashion
We have all grown very used to cheap and ‘fast’ fashion on our high streets. However, many of us are now more aware of the environmental...
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Daira Povez-Gamboa
- Mar 18, 2022
- 2 min
Where are all the Female Economists?
“If you think about an economist, the first person you will think about is not going to be a woman; at least not for me. It is probably...
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Hodder Education
- Mar 14, 2022
- 2 min
The Role Of Entry In The Competitive Process: A case study on Amazon’s investment in Deliveroo
Competition authorities worldwide are concerned about the growing power of Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple — the so-called ‘GAFA’...
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Daira Povez-Gamboa
- Mar 3, 2022
- 3 min
How are Female Economists Redefining Everything?
*(From Forbes 5 Economists Redefining… Everything. Oh Yes, And They’re Women) Economics has always been a male-dominated field. We've all...
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Daira Povez-Gamboa
- Feb 17, 2022
- 2 min
Challenges for Levelling Up
from the IFS* On 4th February the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) hosted an online webinar about the ‘Levelling Up White Paper’...
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Daira Povez-Gamboa
- Jan 27, 2022
- 2 min
Behavioural Economics 101
You've probably heard the term: "Behavioural Economics" (likely because we've been talking about it all month). Some might know a little...
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Daira Povez-Gamboa
- Jan 23, 2022
- 2 min
Government Economic Service Apprenticeship Scheme
The Government Economic Service Apprenticeship Scheme allows UK students to join a 4-year program for the Government Economic Service...
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Sarah Smith
- Dec 22, 2021
- 1 min
"Not an Ebenezer Scrooge Policy"
Around this time of year, some economists, who can suffer from a reputation for being selfish, are heard to be muttering that people...
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Ranya Alakraa
- Dec 8, 2021
- 2 min
In2Science UK
In2Science UK is a programme that takes young people from low-income and disadvantaged backgrounds of all academic levels studying STEM...
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Sam McLoughlin
- Nov 10, 2021
- 4 min
Rugby School tackles Women in Business and Economics
In February of this year – over my cornflakes – I read an article in The New York Times: 'For Women in Economics, the Hostility Is Out in...
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Max Wood
- Oct 18, 2021
- 2 min
W. Arthur Lewis: Pioneer of Development Economics
“The fundamental cure to poverty is not money but knowledge” – Sir W. Arthur Lewis It's Black History Month and we wanted to celebrate...
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Max Wood
- Oct 7, 2021
- 2 min
Young Economic Summit Success!
Last month saw the end of the Young Economic Summit (YES!) international competition. This entailed high school students from the UK,...
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Anas Abu
- Aug 25, 2021
- 2 min
My Economics Story
My economics story has not been a ‘textbook’ journey. Full of highs, lows, stress points, moments of sheer relief and extreme joy. Or...
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