Weblinks and videos for use with 5340 - F585 Pre-Release Resource Pack: The IMF and Fiscal Austerity (June 2014 Exam)
Section A Extract 2: Fiscal austerity and the UK output gap
Section A Extract 3: IMF praise for fiscal austerity in Latvia
- Mad Latvia defies its own people to join the euro
- The Invisible Side of Latvia’s ‘Success’ Story: Life with ‘God’s Mercy and the Goodness of Others’ [link no longer working]
Section A Extract 4: Latvia and Iceland: internal devaluation versus exchange rate devaluation
Section A Extract 5: Economic development in resource-rich economies in sub-Saharan Africa
- Economic growth analysis
- Human Development Index
- Volatile Copper Prices a Sign of the Times
- The Most Volatile Commodity of 2012: Copper
- UPDATE: Antofagasta Says Copper Prices May Remain Volatile
Section B Topic Briefing 3: Quantitive easing
- What is quantitative easing?
- Quantitative Easing - How it Works
- Bank of England - Target Two Point Zero