Simon Kuznets podcast
This is from Economics in Ten podcast, season five, episode one. Kuznets has at least two curves named after him, which is a reasonable indicator of influence. The most famous is the Kuznets curve, which predicts an inverted U-shape relationship between income per head and inequality: as countries develop, inequality first rises and then falls. The episode also covers the environmental Kuznets curve (a similar pattern proposed for environmental degradation) and Kuznets’s foun
Word of the Week: Tier 2 vocabulary calendar/poster set
*Tier 2 vocabulary is a tricky one for students, and it's something we've talked about a lot (eg here). Tier 2 words are the academic vocabulary that turns up far more in writing than in speech. They aren't subject-specific terms like elasticity or externality, and they aren't the everyday words students pick up in conversation. Students who aren't reading a great deal, therefore, are less likely to have come across them, and that can be a barrier when they are reading, creat
Macroeconomic Indicators Game
This is a quick "don't say it" style game for the macroeconomic indicators. I posted the paper version several years ago, but I've now updated it with a no-prep version. The aim is to get students defining these terms accurately and concisely, rather than the woolly and vague definitions we sometimes get. What's in it There are 27 target words covering the macroeconomic indicators, from GDP, per capita and real vs nominal through to purchasing power parity, the current accou