ECONOMICS WEBSITES
The stand out website is www.tutor2u.net
This has a wealth of information organised by topics and units. It is updated daily with several new articles, usually current issues with website links shown. In addition the website has an extensive revision section broken down by topics. It’s an indispensible resource for economics students.
Other websites to use include
www.s-cool.co.uk which has clear notes broken down by topic
www.bized.ac.uk which has a lot of information but is less regularly updated
Current developments are well covered by a range of clear sites. The content in most of these is accessed by clicking on Business and/or Finance and the clicking on Economics.
The best sites include
Additionally there is extensive information on the U.K. government site especially
www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-treasury
and on the Bank of England’s site
The booklist attached contains some suggestions for reading outside of the core areas, looking at some topical areas and extending understanding and critical analysis.
ECONOMICS SUGGESTED READING LIST
FREAKONOMICS BY STEVEN D. LEVITT AND STEPHEN J. DUBNER
SUPER FREAKONOMICS
EVERLASTING LIGHT BULBS BY JOHN KAY
THE ARMCHAIR ECONOMIST BY THE STEVEN E. LANDSBURG
TRUTH ABOUT MARKETS BY JOHN KAY
THE ECONOMIC NATURALIST-WHY ECONOMICS EXPLAINS ALMOST EVERYTHING BY ROBERT H. FRANK
NAKED ECONOMICS BY CHARLES WHEELAN
THE UNDERCOVER ECONOMIST BY TIM HARFORD
THE LOGIC OF LIFE BY TIM HARFORD
MADE IN BRITAIN BY EVAN DAVIS
KEYNES-THE RETURN OF THE MASTER BY SKIDELSKY
ADAPT: WHY SUCCESS ALWAYS STARTS WITH FAILURE BY TIM HARFORD
THE RETURN OF DEPRESSION ECONOMICS BY PAUL KRUGMAN
MELTDOWN-THE END OF THE AGE OF GREED BY PAUL MASON
23 THINGS THEY DON’T TELL YOU ABOUT CAPITALISM BY HA-JOON CHANG
DEBUNKING ECONOMICS BY STEVE KEEN
END THIS DEPRESSION NOW BY PAUL KRUGMAN