Author

Beth Leslie

is an economics writer. She is also the Editor of Economy, a UK charity that aims to make economics more understandable and accessible

Articles of

Lack of understandable economics widens existing inequalities

Spot on. Digital and financial literacy are widely accepted as fundamental skills for everybody. Why not add economic literacy to that list?

What kind of skills will we need for the future? How should we value life skills? How to make skills like cooperation and communication visible?

Data literacy, critical literacy and climate literacy. How do these forms of literacy affect people? How does the future of literacy look like?

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