Skip to main content

Research Repository

Advanced Search

Plant Closure in Britain since the Great Recession

Harris, R.; Moffat, J.

Plant Closure in Britain since the Great Recession Thumbnail


Authors



Abstract

One of the suggested explanations for the UK productivity puzzle is that, since the onset of the Great Recession, low productivity plants that would normally have closed have continued operating. This paper therefore investigates whether there has been a change in the relationship between productivity and closure since the recession. We find that, for a number of sectors, the negative association between TFP and closure that existed prior to the recession has been offset, or even reversed, since the recession.

Citation

Harris, R., & Moffat, J. (2016). Plant Closure in Britain since the Great Recession. Economics Letters, 140, 27-30. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2016.01.004

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jan 7, 2016
Online Publication Date Jan 19, 2016
Publication Date Mar 1, 2016
Deposit Date Jan 8, 2016
Publicly Available Date Jul 19, 2017
Journal Economics Letters
Print ISSN 0165-1765
Publisher Elsevier
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 140
Pages 27-30
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2016.01.004
Keywords Plant closure, Great Recession, Productivity.
Public URL https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1395037

Files




You might also like



Downloadable Citations