Jon INGE

Conspicuous consumption from Ferraris to Birkin bags econfix.wordpress.com/2025/04/15/con…

Thinking about #unemployment? You should be. From Trump’s trade war to the UK’s intervention in British Steel, job losses are never just numbers — they tell a story. Use these flashcards and quiz to revise causes, types, and consequences of #unemployment thecuriouseconomist.com/unemployment/

“America would be better off if more people worked in manufacturing.” • 80% of Americans agree • 20% disagree “I would be better off if I worked in a factory.” • 25% of Americans agree • 73% disagree • 2% currently work in a factory 👉🏻 cato.org/sites/cato.org…

It’s more important than ever to understand why countries specialise and #trade. This activity gets #economicsstudents thinking critically about mutual gains, opportunity cost, and interdependence. #GlobalTrade #Specialisation #Econtwitter thecuriouseconomist.com/international-…

it’s always supply and demand but iced tea looks a bargain

🇦🇺 $20,000,000,000,000 worth of natural resources for a population of only 27M people. That's $740,000,000 per household. We should be the richest people on planet earth.

New Zealand’s exposure to threat of US tariffs econfix.wordpress.com/2025/03/14/new…

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MAGA Voter Sacked From Government Job Just Assumed Trump Would Shit on Other People theshovel.com.au/2025/02/18/mag…

too many media outlets have “economics” coverage that amounts to either personal finance, or business, or politics coverage by another name. Economics intersects with each of those things, but is distinct from all of them!

The complexity of our Australian economy - always winners and losers

Focus, understanding the task, starting early ,working to a plan and losing the phone while you are doing it - will help make a huge difference to your success theconversation.com/take-breaks-re…

It’s inconceivable!

Challenges of economic management abc.net.au/news/2025-01-0…

When we hate price rises, the finger always points to Woolies and Coles - then to the government bit.ly/4ftPOcN #ausecon #ausbiz #Auspol2024

You’ve just got your Year 12 results. What do you do now? theconversation.com/youve-just-got… via @ConversationEDU congratulations my final eco class - we both finished school together. Your journey starts now and like the business cycle there will be highs and lows. But you will make it

#BREAKING: Australia's unemployment rate falls to 3.9pc in November, down from 4.1pc in October. ab.co/4gfn5da

We learn more from reading on paper than on screens. 54 studies, 171k people: we process print more deeply than digital content—as long as it's informational rather than purely narrative. The paper advantage holds across ages and has grown over time. Long live physical books.

The Reserve Bank of Australia #RBA has left the cash rate target unchanged for a ninth straight meeting at a 13-year high of 4.35%. #ausecon