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Sentance, Andrew, Taylor, Mark P. and Wieladek, Tomasz (2012) How the UK economy weathered the financial storm. Journal of International Money and Finance, Vol.31 (No.1). pp. 102-123. doi:10.1016/j.jimonfin.2011.11.007 ISSN 02615606.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jimonfin.2011.11.007
Abstract
Prior to the global financial crisis of 2008, the UK had the largest banking sector asset to GDP ratio among large countries, and had experienced rapid real property price increases as well as a persistent current account deficit in the preceding decade. These factors, together with its role as an international financial centre, made the UK economy particularly vulnerable to the onset of the global financial crisis. Although the initial drop in real GDP was steep, we provide evidence that the economy has weathered the financial storm better than many feared, and has fared no worse than its peer group of major economies. In this paper we assess the reasons underlying this outcome, including the possibility of exaggerated vulnerabilities, global economic recovery, the flexible supply side of the UK economy, as well as fiscal, financial and monetary policy interventions. Our analysis suggests that all of these factors played a role in cushioning the impact on the UK real economy, leading to a more benign outcome than most observers expected.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory H Social Sciences > HG Finance |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School > Strategy & International Business Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School |
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Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | International finance, Financial crises, Money, Great Britain -- Economic conditions | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of International Money and Finance | ||||
Publisher: | Elsevier BV | ||||
ISSN: | 02615606 | ||||
Official Date: | February 2012 | ||||
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Volume: | Vol.31 | ||||
Number: | No.1 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 102-123 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1016/j.jimonfin.2011.11.007 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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