The Impact of Uncertainty Shocks on the UK Economy /

This paper quantifies the economic impact of uncertainty shocks in the UK using data that span the recent Great Recession. We find that uncertainty shocks have a significant impact on economic activity in the UK, depressing industrial production and GDP. The peak impact is felt fairly quickly at aro...

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1. Verfasser: Denis, Stephanie
Weitere Verfasser: Kannan, Prakash
Format: Zeitschrift
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2013.
Schriftenreihe:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2013/066
Online Zugang:Full text available on IMF
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