Podcasts - Reading and Understanding Economics

Recent episodes

1. Consumers cut back on non-essentials

   Dec 4, 20087 min

   Credit-crunch in the UK consumer market

2. Falling supply forces oil prices to record highs

   Dec 4, 20087 min

   Supply and demand in the oil market

3. The economic price of a perfect education

   Dec 4, 20086 min

   Private schools - worth it?

4. BAA passes go and collects large price rises

   Dec 4, 20086 min

   Break-up BAA

5. The power of competition in the UK energy markets

   Dec 4, 20087 min

   Are UK energy prices too expensive

6. The environmental impact of higher taxes

   Dec 4, 20085 min

   4X4s under threat

7. Privatisations from Slovenia to Sweden

   Dec 4, 20085 min

   Assets sales in Slovenia

8. Google searching for new opportunities

   Dec 4, 20085 min

   Fixed versus variable costs

9. A tale of unhappy shareholders at M&S

   Dec 4, 20084 min

   Principlal agent problem

10. Small companies in a bear squeeze

    Dec 4, 20084 min

    Credit squeeze

11. What price a national minimum wage

    Dec 4, 20085 min

    The labour market

12. Iceland coming out of winter darkness...

    Dec 4, 20084 min

    Iceland's banks

13. Inflation easy to define but harder to measure

    Dec 4, 20084 min

    UK inflation

14. US Economy heading into recession

    Dec 4, 20084 min

    US recession

15. The rise and rise of Chinese inflation

    Dec 4, 20085 min

    Chinese Inflation: Causes

16. Brown's golden rule under threat

    Dec 4, 20084 min

    Fiscal policy

17. Current Account deficits and surpluses

    Dec 4, 20085 min

    USA and Japan compared

18. End of cash and carry trades

    Dec 4, 20084 min

    Cash and carry trades FX market

19. Uk Car industry up the junction

    Dec 4, 20082 min

    Rise of Tata

20. Podcasts: Introduction

    Dec 4, 20081 min

    Below you will find the podcasts which acompany the book: Reading and Understanding Economics. These podcasts aim to enhance your knowledge and the way you use your book.