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New Scientist:
The credit crunch: what happened?

18 March 2009

Work by Nick Bloom at Stanford University in California has shown that even the temporary surges in uncertainty that followed previous shocks had destructive effects.

This article appeared in the New Scientist on the 18th March 2009.
Link to article.

'In brief: The recession will be over sooner than you think’ article in CentrePiece 13(3) Winter 2008/9 Winter 2008/9
'The Impact of Uncertainty Shocks: Firm Level Estimation and a 9/11 Simulation’ by Nick Bloom, Centre for Economic Performance Discussion Paper No.718, March 2006
'Will the Credit Crunch Lead to Recession?' by Nick Bloom. Article in CentrePiece, Volume 13, Issue 1 Spring 2008

Related links
Nick Bloom webpage
Productivity and Innovation Programme webpage