Abstract
The 2008 recession has had a prolonged and varying effect both across and within countries. This paper studies the crisis impact on Great Britain’s Local Authority Districts (LADs) using the concept of economic resilience. This country is an interesting case study as the impact varied significantly among LADs. The focus is on employment, and a new method is proposed for comparing pre- and post-recession conditions in order to assess the recession impact. The influence of a number of determining factors is examined, and the study finds a significant effect for initial economic conditions, human capital, age structure, urbanisation and geography. Policy makers need to take into account subnational differences in these factors in order to design and implement better targeted policies.
DOI
10.1007/s00168-016-0797-y
Publication Date
2016-11-22
Publication Title
The Annals of Regional Science
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
ISSN
1432-0592
Embargo Period
2024-11-19
Recommended Citation
Kitsos, A., & Bishop, P. (2016) 'Economic resilience in Great Britain: the crisis impact and its determining factors for local authority districts', The Annals of Regional Science, . Springer Science and Business Media LLC: Available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00168-016-0797-y
