Plant Closure in Britain since the Great Recession

Harris, R.; Moffat, J.

Abstract

One of the suggested explanations for the UK productivity puzzle is that, since the onset of the Great Recession, low productivity plants that would normally have closed have continued operating. This paper therefore investigates whether there has been a change in the relationship between productivity and closure since the recession. We find that, for a number of sectors, the negative association between TFP and closure that existed prior to the recession has been offset, or even reversed, since the recession.

Citation

Harris, R., & Moffat, J. (2016). Plant Closure in Britain since the Great Recession. Economics Letters, 140, 27-30. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2016.01.004

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jan 7, 2016
• Online Publication Date: Jan 19, 2016
• Publication Date: Mar 1, 2016
• Deposit Date: Jan 8, 2016
• Publicly Available Date: Jul 19, 2017
• Journal: Economics Letters
• Print ISSN: 0165-1765
• Electronic ISSN: 1873-7374
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 140
• Pages: 27-30
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2016.01.004
• Keywords: Plant closure, Great Recession, Productivity.
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1395037