EconomicsToo

It's always great to showcase outstanding work undertaken by our students and what follows below is an essay by Rachel Gibbons. She is a current Year 13 Economist at GIS and entered this essay into the  John Locke Institute Essay Competition, 2018... The John Locke Institute Essay Competition invites students to explore a wide range of challenging and interesting questions beyond the confines of the school curriculum and Rachel  was delighted to hear her essay on the gender/wage gap was shortlisted and received the award of High Commendation . As with all students, Rachel is open-minded and loves feedback, so feel free to pass on any comments about her arguments in the essay...enjoy! It has been said that a company may hire a woman for four-fifths of what a man would earn, to do the same job and do it just as well. If this were true, why would any profit-maximising employer choose to hire any men at all? Is there another explanation for the perceived gender wage gap? What

Books provide the perfect mentors and teachers; they have the power to deliver directly to us the teachings, knowledge and wisdom of the many greats who have lived. Books literally have the power to change lives and I imagine that few of the most successful people throughout history would say they didn’t read or would struggle to share a book or two that they believed contributed significantly to their success... Link to image  source It is getting to that point in the academic year when Year 12, and Year 13 students in particular are starting to think about specific reading in preparation for their university applications and courses. Many have come to me looking for the (mostly economics) books that will set them apart, give them the insight to help them get ahead with their studies and to obtain application for the theory they are learning as well as to have something interesting to write about in their personal statements...we’ve been growing and developing a bookcase in ou