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Unemployment in the UK

posted to Economics Essays on Tue 30th Apr 13

UK Unemployment since 1979. Brief History of Unemployment in UKSource: Dept for Work and TransportAfter the ravages of the Great Depression era where unemployment was over 25%, unemployment in the UK remained relatively low from 1945 until the late 1970s.
Economic update April 23rd

posted to Economics Essays on Tue 23rd Apr 13

Mrs Thatcher's recent passing has created an unsurprising interest in re-evaluating her period in office. From an economic perspective, it is possible to look at the changing British economy from many different angles. There were definitely winners and losers
Ireland - success or failure?

posted to Economics Essays on Thu 28th Mar 13

Ireland is often put forward as a model of austerity.March 2010: Greece has a role model, and that model is Ireland Jean-Claude TrichetDecember 2011: As European leaders scramble to overcome the Continents debt crisis, many are pointing to Ireland as a model

Unemployment in the UK

posted to Economics Essays on Tue 30th Apr 13

UK Unemployment since 1979. Brief History of Unemployment in UKSource: Dept for Work and TransportAfter the ravages of the Great Depression era where unemployment was over 25%, unemployment in the UK remained relatively low from 1945 until the late 1970s.
Definition of Recession

posted to Economics Essays on Thu 28th Feb 13

In the UK, the standard text book definition of a recession is:"Negative economic growth for two consecutive quarters". This means there must be a fall in real output for a period of 6 months.A recession means there is a fall in real national output and real
Economic Problems of European Union

posted to Economics Essays on Mon 14th Jan 13

Since 2007, the EU has experienced a deteriorating economic situation. This has been most concerning for southern members of the Eurozone, such as Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain. Economists fear that with the current EU economic problems, we could see a

The great recession

posted to Economics Blog on Thu 16th May 13

The great recession refers to the period of economic downturn between 2008 and 2013. The recession began after the 2007/08 global credit crunch and has led to a prolonged period of low growth and rising unemployment. In particular, the great recession highlighted
The UK economy in the 1930s

posted to Economics Blog on Mon 13th May 13

The 1930s economy was marked by the effects of the great depression. After experiencing a decade of economic stagnation in the 1920, the UK economy was further hit by the sharp global economic downturn in 1930-31. This lead to higher unemployment and widespread
Over-financialisation of the economy

posted to Economics Blog on Fri 10th May 13

Readers Question: I am also interested in Marxist economics and they seem to say the 2007-2008 crisis was a result of over-financialisation of the the economy, and that investors/owners could not squeeze surplus out of other sectors in the economy as they once