Welcome to Econ From Below
Why This Blog Exists
Economics affects everyone, whether you realise it or not. It shapes your wages, your rent, the price of your food, the opportunities in your area and how easy it is to build a better life. But economics is often explained in a way that feels confusing, overly academic and not designed for normal people. If you are from a deprived area, you are even less likely to be taught it properly or feel like it is for you.
Econ From Below exists to change that. This website breaks down economic ideas in a clear and relatable way, so more people can understand the systems that shape their lives and communities. Because knowledge should not be gatekept, especially when it impacts the people who have the most to gain from it.
Our goal is to present economic ideas and stories in a clear and accessible way, exploring the forces shaping our world from a grassroots perspective. Econ From Below is a blog that breaks down economics in a way that actually makes sense. It explains the real life topics that affect people every day such as wages, rent, inflation, taxes, benefits and inequality using simple language and relatable examples. The aim is to make economics feel accessible, especially for people from deprived areas who were never properly taught it or made to feel like it was not for them. Because understanding how the economy works should not be a privilege.
Quick Explainers
Economics can sound complicated, but most ideas are actually simple once the jargon is removed. For example, inflation just means prices are rising over time, so your money buys less than it used to. If your wages do not rise at the same speed as prices, you feel worse off even if you are earning the same amount. That is why understanding basic economic concepts matters, because they explain what is happening in real life, from your weekly shop to rent to interest rates.
Check the Quick Explainers section for more!
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