UK industrial strategy: Views of economists on its desirability and prospects for success
UK industrial strategy: Views of economists on its desirability and prospects for success
background briefing series, political economy, policy briefing
Wouter den Haan, Martin Ellison, Ethan Ilzetzki, Michael McMahon, Ricardo Reis, The CAGE Background Briefing Series No. 76, September 2017
A majority of UK-based macroeconomists welcome the government’s new industrial strategy, but doubt that the government can deliver. This column, which presents the results of the latest Centre for Macroeconomics and CEPR survey, shows a large majority of economist think that the UK needs a new regional strategy to tackle inequality across different parts of the country.
Political Economy