Yahoo Finance: Israel Outpaces Fed With Hike and Leaves Open Next Steps Article published: 20 February, 2023 IB Economics syllabus: Macroeconomics (monetary policy, inflation) Inflation rising in Israel The Bank of Israel has raised its benchmark interest rate to 4.25% from 3.75%, its eighth consecutive increase since April 2021. The hike is the first [...]
NPR Planet Money: The ice cream conspiracy Article published: 8 February, 2023 IB Economics syllabus: Microeconomics (Market failure - market power: collusion, oligopoly) Collusion in the market of premium ice cream This is an absolutely fascinating podcast episode by Planet Money about the way Ben & Jerry's and Häagen-Dazs are quite consciously making decisions [...]
The Washington Post: What women’s underwear tells us about our trade system Article published: 9 February, 2023 IB Economics syllabus: The Global Economy (trade protectionism, tariffs), Macroeconomics (inequality) Sexist and regressive tariffs in the US "U.S. trade barriers appear unusually sexist and regressive, and have been for many, many decades." A trade researcher, Ed [...]