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Lesson (2 of 4) - Productivity: How much more healthcare can be delivered? 

Lesson 2 of 4, giving an introduction to the concept of productivity, and how artificial intelligence could benefit healthcare. Created following the REAL Centre annual lecture 2025 on "What AI might mean for our health", delivered by Hetan Shah, Chief Executive of The British Academy.

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Lesson (1 of 4) - Introduction to AI in Healthcare

Lesson 1 of 4, giving an overview of three key topics: economics in healthcare, AI and how healthcare and AI interlink. Created following the REAL Centre annual lecture 2025 on "What AI might mean for our health", delivered by Hetan Shah, Chief Executive of The British Academy. 

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Lesson - Young Economist of the Year

This 1-hour lesson introduces our Young Economist of the Year competition for 2024, and supports students to start building their response to one of our 5 questions for this year.

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Lesson - Cost-benefit analysis in Healthcare

To introduce students to the concept of the analysis of healthcare benefits and costs of healthcare interventions to inform decision-making.

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Lesson - Introduction to Health Economics

This lesson plan aims to provide an introductory understanding of health economics. Tailor the activities and materials based on the students’ prior knowledge and the depth required for their curriculum.

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Game - Be the Chancellor

Welcome, Chancellor. Congratulations on your appointment. We’ve prepared this tool to help you set your tax and spending plans for the next five years. Make policy changes, adjust assumptions about growth and interest rates, and see the effects on borrowing and debt.

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Video - Why do we need more women in economics?

Dr Danielle Guizzo and students Lucy (BSc Economics and Politics) and Ihsaan (BSc Economics and Management) share the importance of the contribution women can make to economics and how having more than one perspective can help solve the pressing issues that we face in society today.

Find out more about studying economics a Bristol on their website at bristol.ac.uk/economics

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Video - What challenges do women in economics face?

Dr Danielle Guizzo, Associate Professor in Economics Education, Dr Uta Bolt, Lecturer in Economics and BSc Economics and Politics student Lucy, discuss the impact of being a woman in economics. They share their experience; the changes being made to improve gender balance and advice for aspiring economists.

Find out more about studying economics at Bristol here: bristol.ac.uk/economics

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Video and leaflet - Welsh Budget Improvement Plan

This brilliant resource has been co-produced by young people, for young people, and published by the Welsh Government.


It describes what the Welsh Government is doing to improve funding choices and the way it raises and spends money, in a youth-friendly way.

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Video - Which female economists inspire you?

This year’s International Women’s Day celebrates empowerment and diversity and encourages us to #InspireInclusion. In the first of their film series, ‘Women in Economics at Bristol’ we asked University of Bristol academics and students which female economists have inspired them in their economics careers.

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Lesson and Video - What will the NHS look like at 100?

The Health Foundation's REAL annual lecture focused on the question of "What will the NHS look like at 100?" This lesson goes alongside the video to support students' understanding of the economics involved in this question.

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Lecture - How Economics Changes the World

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