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Gillespie: Foundations of Economics

Unit 6

eBay
eBay the online auction business provides a superb example of market forces in action. To find out more about eBay visit
pages.ebay.com/aboutebay.html

House prices
For information on house prices in the UK and developments in the housing market visit
news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/in_depth/uk_house_prices/html/houses.stm
money.guardian.co.uk/houseprices/0,,594818,00.html
Why do you think house prices vary so much between regions of the UK?

To find out the price of any house bought recently in any part of the UK visit
www.houseprices.co.uk

London Stock Exchange
Share prices are driven by supply and demand. To find out more about the London Stock Exchange visit
www.londonstockexchange.com/en-gb/

Mexican tortilla prices
Shortages of corn in Mexico has led to an increase in the price of tortillas and marching in the streets. For more information visit
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6255781.stm

Share prices
To find out about share prices visit the Working Lunch site and look at the resources under the heading "Adam's stockmarket basics"
news.bbc.co.uk/1/programmes/working_lunch/default.stm
There are also many other fascinating resources here so have a look around