EconomicsWithAneesh

Advice for Year 12 students: Having studied economics for a year now, and having a genuine passion to take it further to university, here are some tips that I have. These should be very useful for those interested in taking up the subject next year.   The news: So important but so rewarding. Keeping up to date with the FT(the school gives a limited subscription- more than helpful) provides you with amazing points that you can use in Exams. Exams are not something I really considered too much when watching the news, personally. In general, knowing your stuff is so good for economics as you are actually able to form conversations with experts such as teachers or professors. Last month, I was informed about the recent Tariff situation to a surface level that allowed me to really understand what professor Anna Watson's research was about. This build over time.  My economics mailing list, my economics blog and interacting with teachers ALOT was really useful in building my und...

 Report- Avon Technologies: Introduction to Avon Deloitte’s Q1(April 15th) Business survey saw Geopolitics as being rated the top risk to business by 67 CFOs (1).  With recent events, such as Iran Iraq, Russia Ukraine and even small lapses between India and Pakistan, it is not surprising NATO defence spending requirements are rising to 5% of GDP (2). This is why Avon technologies should be receiving more attention than it currently is; a leading provider of mission-critical personal protection with world leading respiratory and head protection portfolios (3). Rise post april Snippet of their financial statement for this year Therefore, the evidence suggests that Avon Technologies would be a strong company to invest in. With a good track record, and increasing budgets of defence from many different departments of defense, Avon technologies will only grow, and it is your choice as an investor if you’d like to grow with them? Personal Thoughts: WWW: Writing a report led to me lea...

An NDA was signed, so cant say much but... On Monday, I had the amazing opportunity to spend time at EY for work experience. The day was filled with a wide range of learning, from understanding the structure of the firm to exploring some pretty advanced concepts like big data, Bitcoin, and audit work. But above all, it was the people I met, and the way they worked and communicated, that I found most impressionable I started by learning more about how EY operates as a Limited Liability Partnership, something I remember glossing over in an Economics lesson. Essentially, partners "buy in" to the firm and share a portion of the profits. What’s good is that the maximum amount of money they can lose is just what they put in(buy-in) so they’re protected from personal risk beyond that. It was a simple but important insight into how a huge company like EY can function in a way that’s both collaborative and financially smart. One of the most valuable parts of the experience was spend...

It was a great opportunity to be invited to Cambridge on Wednesday to meet with professor Watson a Fellow and Director of Studies in Economics at Fitzwilliam College, to be presented with a certificate of commendation on one of the essay competitions that I took part in. Whilst making our way to her office, I was impressed by the peaceful and rather scenic atmosphere at Fitzwilliam, compared to the rather busy campus at King's and Trinity that we saw earlier in the day. We were later told that the location was actually where Charles Darwin's wife lived in, before they donated their estate to the university. During our walk, I could not help but ask more about her recent research in world trade and protectionism. It is a topic that interests me, but something I know little about compared to her. Anna explained the concept so well, focusing in on multiple reasons for why Trade is so restricted, rather than simply just blaming it on Trump. We arrived at Anna's office and I ask...

  The Economic story of the world in the past four decades- Dr Ramin Nassehi "International convergence has overpowered national divergence. Therefore the world has become less unequal" Have we entered a new world economic (dis)order? Recent Us and China tensions with Trump and his tariffs are unprecedented. This is furthered with the rise of populism within countries. And what the professor named as the rise of: Anti-globalisation, Anti borders, Anti-elite But How did we get here? Looking at the back 40 years you see that hyper-globalisation has occured due to the free flow of goods and finance(stocks, shares).  The g rowth of world trade about 5 fold over income(gdp), and is attributed to containerisation, easier communication via internet, trade liberalisation.   Now lets question who are the main beneficiaries of increased income? Figure 1: The growth in divergence of inequality What figure one shows is that, out of 100 pounds u spend, 35 percent goes to rich.  I...

Introduction to kinetic theory: Kinetic theory explains how gases behave by looking at the movement of tiny particles: atoms or molecules. The theory, instead of tracking each particle one by one, uses probability to understand the average behavior of millions or billions of them. This means that, even though a basic physics lesson suggests that individual particles move randomly, their collective behavior follows predictable patterns. The pressure and temperature in a gas can be explained using kinetic theory, based on how often and how hard particles collide with a wall of a container [1]. The basic principle is that energy is transferred via (elastic) collisions. When two particles bump into each other, they exchange energy, but the total energy stays the same: conservation of energy. Over time, the energy spreads out evenly across the system, leading to thermal equilibrium: when there is no net transfer of thermal energy between them [2]. This concept was developed in...

The Spending Review: On Wednesday, Reeves laid out the latest Spending Review. Personally, I appreciated the government’s commitment to increasing defence spending; investing in national security is essential, especially in today’s global climate. However, I’m less convinced by the extension of free school meals to all families on Universal Credit. While well-intentioned, it risks expanding welfare too broadly and should be more targeted to those in real need. What actually is the spending review? The spending review is the process the government carries out to set the budgets for different department for the future, which occurs, at a minimum, once every three years. There are two main areas that this covers: current resource and capital spending. The former including day-to-day spending on aspects such as the NHS, education and defence and the latter including investment into energy security and infrastructure to drive economic growth across the country. In general we will see a ...