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11. Pricing and Discounting—The Economy
How does pricing work, and when is a bargain really a bargain?
10. Inequality—The Economy
Why are the rich, rich and the poor, poor, and was it always this way?
9. International Trade and Currency Markets—The Economy
The reason we can eat pineapples and sell aeroplane parts.
8. Pensions—The Economy
Why is it so hard to save for when we鈥檙e older?
7. Jobs and Unemployment—The Economy
Why might your wages be low even if everyone who wants a job, has one?
6. Recessions—The Economy
What is a recession and why might one happen?
5. Banks—The Economy
What are banks and what do they do with our money?
4. Bonds, Gilts, Stocks and Shares—The Economy
Who lends the government money and why? And what exactly does the stock market do?
3. Economic Growth and GDP—The Economy
What is economic growth, and what happens if there isn鈥檛 any?
2. Interest Rates and Mortgage Rates—The Economy
What鈥檚 the Bank of England got to do with mortgage rates?
