The recent economic slowdown was very visible in London, with the capital leading the UK into the downturn - employment peaked in London in the first quarter of 2001, a year earlier than in the rest of the country. Now that recovery in the UK economy appears to be well-established, this article...

Economic Outlook, which includes the supplement World Economic Prospects, is published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of Oxford Economics. Economic Outlook provides quarterly in-depth coverage of the UK macroeconomy, whilst World Economic Prospects provides timely analysis of developments and...

Work, Income, Family, Exclusion Bertranou, Fabio M.; Arenas de Mesa, Alberto (eds.). Proteccion Social, Pensiones y Genero en Argentina, Brasil y Chile Anttonen, Anneli; Baldock, John; Sipila, Jorma (eds.). The Young, the Old and the State: Social Care Systems in Five Industrial Nations Ginn,...

Economic Outlook, which includes the supplement World Economic Prospects, is published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of Oxford Economics. Economic Outlook provides quarterly in-depth coverage of the UK macroeconomy, whilst World Economic Prospects provides timely analysis of developments and...

Economic policy-making has often been compared to driving a car looking only through the rear-view mirror. Unfortunately, though, for those trying to steer the UK economy, what they see out of their mirror has suddenly changed. Does this mean the chances of an accident have increased?