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1. Introduction

verfasst von : Nicholas Dimsdale, Ryland Thomas

Erschienen in: UK Business and Financial Cycles Since 1660

Verlag: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

In 2008 the UK economy suffered its deepest recession since the 1930s. The recession had several defining characteristics: it took place simultaneously with a global recession; the exchange rate depreciated sharply; and the fiscal deficit increased markedly. Perhaps more importantly the financial sector was arguably both the source and propagator of the crisis and epitomised the potential link between the business and credit cycles.

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We are thinking here of Aldcroft and Fearon (1972). Other studies that focus on particular periods or recessions are Dimsdale (1990), Solomou (1994), Dow (1998), Chadha and Nolan (2002), Broadberry and van Leeuwen (2010) and Morys (2014).
 
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Metadaten
Titel
Introduction
verfasst von
Nicholas Dimsdale
Ryland Thomas
Copyright-Jahr
2019
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26346-1_1