Economics in Macerata 26/3/15

http://www.ted.com/talks/thomas_piketty_new_thoughts_on_capital_in_the_twenty_first_century
There will probably be questions from the Thomas Piketty video in the exam! The Bigger the Less Fair
http://www.economist.com/news/finance-and-economics/21646266-growing-size-firms-may-help-explain-rising-inequality-bigger
ignite	entry level
disparity	corner store
wages	salaries
ballooning	entrench
trends	skew
skilled	unhindered
intriguing	collapse
wrinkle	dreadful
overall	fuel growth
scale	preponderance
pay rises	foment
middle fifth	corporate pay
top brass

Economics in Macerata 12/3/15 and 19/3/2015

12/3/15 Espresso English 10 Top Tips no magic bullet use as often as you can balance (reading writing speaking listening grammar vocabulary) speaking partner different contexts think in English use different words talk to yourself make mistakes never give up Hans Rosling gapminder http://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_shows_the_best_stats_you_ve_ever_seen Global Crime http://www.ted.com/talks/misha_glenny_investigates_global_crime_networks#t-7297 19/3/15 Multinationals

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trvLScaE0YE

Why buy a foreign company? Multnational in Macerata? 5 reasons multinationals can improve a state? How can you transfer profits?

LME Hedging

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mLnu5BN-vk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LB3Yc65oprU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFmVxavfhqs

Marketing Metrics - not popular - not relevant for most!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gdtWAXiek0

TED Rise of the Superrich

http://www.ted.com/talks/chrystia_freeland_the_rise_of_the_new_global_super_rich#t-55086

What was the message?

What is the solution?

Economics in Macerata 5/3/15

Khan Academy test Khan Academy Videos on Probability
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhxtUt_-GyM&list=PL4C863861E3B2E380 and Economics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkEiHZAtoro&index=2&list=PLAEA5E9ACA1508F92
http://www.economist.com/news/finance-and-economics/21643239-price-match-guarantees-prevent-rather-provoke-price-wars-guaranteed-profits
elsewhere	crop
voucher	wonks
Price-match	reshuffled
on the face of it	arising
worse off	albeit
blunt	con
dealership	savvy
undercutting	too clever by half
interim	chore
Pre-emptive	mooted
match	hassle
shop around	stand out
invoke	nimble
switching	lumbering
tacit collusion	pledged