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Mo Tanweer
Mo Tanweer

Economist, Academic Associate (Pembroke College, University of Cambridge); Lecturer on MBA and EMBA programmes, Executive Education programmes at University of Cambridge to Rotterdam School of Management; Former Head of Economics & Politics at Eton College Many (many) moons ago, M&A investment banker...

#020: XX

Nov 4, 2026

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8 min read

#020: XX

The economics of bidding and uncertainty

Mo Tanweer
Mo Tanweer

Difficulty level: Medium

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#018: Can a new road make everyone worse off?

Nov 1, 2026

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11 min read

#018: Can a new road make everyone worse off?

The economics of traffic and selfish choices

Mo Tanweer
Mo Tanweer

Micro

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#017: Who pays to be the hub?

Oct 28, 2026

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9 min read

#017: Who pays to be the hub?

The economics of networks and friendships

Mo Tanweer
Mo Tanweer
#016: Can the majority be wrong?

Oct 25, 2026

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10 min read

#016: Can the majority be wrong?

The economics of voting, incentives and collective decisions

Mo Tanweer
Mo Tanweer

Difficulty level: Medium

+3

#015: Is ticket touting good for the economy?

Oct 21, 2026

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9 min read

#015: Is ticket touting good for the economy?

The economics of scarcity, efficiency and fairness.

Mo Tanweer
Mo Tanweer

Macro

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#014: Can taxpayers win by subsidising a firm?

Oct 18, 2026

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11 min read

#014: Can taxpayers win by subsidising a firm?

The economics of picking a winner...

Mo Tanweer
Mo Tanweer
#013: Do poor countries catch up?

Oct 16, 2026

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8 min read

#013: Do poor countries catch up?

Economic growth: catching up or falling behind...

Mo Tanweer
Mo Tanweer

Macro

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#012: Debt dynamics

Oct 14, 2026

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7 min read

#012: Debt dynamics

Fiscal risks

Mo Tanweer
Mo Tanweer

Micro

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#011: Who owns the silence?

Oct 11, 2026

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7 min read

#011: Who owns the silence?

The economics of the quiet carriage.

Mo Tanweer
Mo Tanweer

Macro

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#010: Bond yields

Oct 7, 2026

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6 min read

#010: Bond yields

One chart. Look twice.

Mo Tanweer
Mo Tanweer
#009: Rethinking NMW...

Oct 4, 2026

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8 min read

#009: Rethinking NMW...

A closer look at NMW

Mo Tanweer
Mo Tanweer
#008: ... The Lighthouse

Oct 2, 2026

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6 min read

#008: ... The Lighthouse

Everyone benefits, who pays

Mo Tanweer
Mo Tanweer

Micro

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#007: ... Would you flip the coin?

Sep 29, 2026

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6 min read

#007: ... Would you flip the coin?

Risky decisions

Mo Tanweer
Mo Tanweer

Difficulty level: Medium

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#006: ... Testing evidence

Sep 27, 2026

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7 min read

#006: ... Testing evidence

Testing evidence...

Mo Tanweer
Mo Tanweer

Difficulty level: Medium

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#005: ... Testing a rule

Sep 26, 2026

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7 min read

#005: ... Testing a rule

Testing rules...

Mo Tanweer
Mo Tanweer

Difficulty level: Medium

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#003: ... Prove that the MR curve is twice as steep as the AR

Sep 25, 2026

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6 min read

#003: ... Prove that the MR curve is twice as steep as the AR

The textbook says it. Teachers often draw it. But why is it true? (Beyond the intuition).

Mo Tanweer
Mo Tanweer

Difficulty level: Medium

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#004: ... Maths Curve Sketching

Sep 24, 2026

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5 min read

#004: ... Maths Curve Sketching

Mathematical graph Sketching...

Mo Tanweer
Mo Tanweer

Difficulty level: Medium

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#002: When is fiscal policy most powerful?

May 7, 2026

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5 min read

#002: When is fiscal policy most powerful?

Pushing AD and Circular Flow of Income understanding to the margin

Mo Tanweer
Mo Tanweer

Difficulty level: Medium

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#001: For what price range is PED elastic...?

May 5, 2026

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1 min read

#001: For what price range is PED elastic...?

Pushing PED beyond the textbook formula.

Mo Tanweer
Mo Tanweer

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