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Economics A Level
The following will introduce you to some available sources of information widely
available, of the Economy and start to give you some wider understanding of the
subject generally.
1. Download the BBC News app…this is free.
We recommend you filter by 'UK Economy news' and ‘Global Economy news’
otherwise you will receive all news stories.
2. Visit the following websites: Financial Times - https://www.ft.com/
FREAKANOMICS Podcasts Stephen J. Dubner -
https://freakonomics.com/archive/ Martin Lewis (Money Saving Expert) -
https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/
3. On Twitter follow:
Rishi Sunak (Chancellor of the Exchequer) - @rishisunak
Find others that are involved in the Economy like – Boris Johnson @BorisJohnson
and prominent Business leaders such as @richardbranson, @lord_sugar,
@JamesDysonFoundation
4. Read a book:
Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner (If you enjoy reading this
there are two follow-up books)
The Armchair Economist- Economics and Everyday Life by Steven E Landsburg
Author Tim Hartford:-
The Undercover Economist
Fifty Things That Made The Modern Economy (Also available as fifty separate
podcasts.)
5. Watch a film…these all have wider Economics themes.
Wall Street (1987)
Rogue Trader (1999)
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010)
Margin Call (2011)
The Big Short (2015)
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