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Jobs in the recession

Paul Gregg and Jonathan Wadsworth


The recession of 2008-09 inflicted a larger cumulative loss of UK output than any of the previous post-war recessions, yet there has been a relatively low loss of employment, at least so far. Paul Gregg and Jonathan Wadsworth look for an explanation.


July 2010     Paper Number CEPCP317

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