DC Economics

Buffer stocks in action as G7 countries look to release oil reserves. econfix.wordpress.com/2026/03/10/buf…

Details of new V-level qualifications, which are designed to help simplify vocational courses for students after GCSEs, have been revealed by the government. The first three subjects available to students in England aged between 16 and 19, will be education, finance and digital.

Students in England will be able to take a new qualification known as V-levels from 2027, under major reforms designed to give teenagers more flexibility in how they study after GCSEs. Education, finance and digital are the inaugural subjects to be offered from 2027 for students who want a more vocational pathway to work, alongside the bigger T-levels and academic A-levels. Sky's Anjum Peerbacos reports. 🔗 trib.al/5kRxczE

After 3 years of using Claude, I can say it’s the technology that has revolutionized my life. Here are 10 prompts I use daily that have transformed my day-to-day life and could do the same for you: (save this)

Dunning Kruger effect, I’m sure we have many of those on social media. 😁

Lead them well and they will stay.

👀Looks like Iran has hit the oil facilities at Ras Tanura. Very big deal. Ras Tanura is not just the world's biggest oil export terminal. It's an iconic site that goes back to the very birth of Saudi as a petrostate. Here's something I wrote about it in Material World👇

Over 1 million marine organisms are killed each year due to plastic pollution in the ocean. It's time to end plastic pollution. There is no planet B. Use less, buy less, waste less. #ActOnClimate #climate #PlasticsTreaty

AI – are humans complements or substitutes? econfix.wordpress.com/2026/03/01/ai-…

Get ready to lose your job…

When women are left behind, economies are left behind. The 2026 #WomenBizLaw report shows that women’s economic rights are only half enforced globally, and just 4% of women live where legal equality is nearly met. That gap is costing growth and jobs. wbl.worldbank.org

"The negative effect of a combined increase in employers’ taxes and minimum wages has been “particularly acute” for young people, the Bank of England’s chief economist has warned" Everybody understands this. Well, almost everybody... 🤷‍♀️ theguardian.com/society/2026/f…

Friends of 14-year-old Molly Russell, who took her own life in 2017, are speaking publicly for the first time. An inquest concluded that Molly had been struggling with depression and was exposed to harmful content online that contributed to her death. Now, Molly’s friends speak about the addictive pull of Instagram, the shock of seeing the content she had viewed, and their anger at what they describe as Meta’s 'cold' and 'inhumane' response. Meta said they "don't allow content that promotes suicide or self-harm" adding that they take action on 98% of the content before it's reported to them. After the inquest, a spokeswoman for Meta said the company was "committed to ensuring that Instagram is a positive experience for everyone, particularly teenagers" and that it would "carefully consider the coroner's full report when he provides it". However, Meta’s boss, Mark Zuckerberg, has acknowledged that in the new world order, Instagram is likely to catch less harmful content - not more.

What is causing the rise in youth unemployment? At our discussion last week, our panel discussed how we can ensure more young people are able to find work. Tomorrow we'll get new data showing whether rising unemployment has pushed up the number of young people who are NEET.

4 days left to apply! The @IIPP_UCL Strategic Economics Alliance (SEA) is hiring a Programme Manager to advance our work on industrial strategy, green finance, and new development theories with our partners around the world. SEA aims to transform economic thinking by amplifying the voices of women economists from the Global South who have been pushing the boundaries of both theory and practice. Apply by March 1st ➡️ ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/se… More about SEA ➡️ ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/publi…

📢 New in Online First! Looking for a way to rethink exams in the age of AI? This paper introduces AI-enhanced oral exams that reduce cheating while boosting engagement, feedback, and deeper understanding in economics courses. 🔗 Read more: journalofeconomicsteaching.org/generative-ai-…

Air pollution is now more deadly than war, smoking and TB. It kills 7 million people every yr. We have solutions to keep our communities safe and deal with the #climatecrisis. Implement them. #ActOnClimate #AirPollution #ClimateChange #climate #energy #renewables #GreenNewDeal

Are minimum wages too high? @ecurrnomics The Economist's economics editor, argues that high pay floors can have damaging economic consequences and that governments should pursue more effective policies to reduce poverty: econ.st/4tM8JIf

The Global Giants of the Bottled Water Business

Coffee is a key driver of Honduras’s economy and agriculture, and a source of jobs. Watch this video to learn about COCASAM, and read this story to learn more about other agricultural projects that are generating jobs in Choluteca: wrld.bg/A1AY50YcXOO