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What Do Comparisons Of The Last Two Economic Recoveries Tell Us About The UK Labour Market?

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There are signs that the UK labour market has behaved differently in the most recent economic recovery. After the end of the recession in 1992 unemployment began to fall much earlier than expected, whilst wage and price inflation remained very low. Chart 1 plots unemployment and real wages in the first three years of the last two recoveries. In both cases unemployment rose in the first year of the recovery but thereafter the performance in the 1990s is much better. In the second year, unemployment began to fall significantly, much earlier than it had in the 1980s recovery. Three years after the low point in output the rate of unemployment was around 8½ per cent, 2½ per cent below the level pertaining at the equivalent point in the last cycle. At the same time real wages have shown little growth benefits compared with 4 per cent growth in the 1980s recovery.

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  • Morgan, Julian, 1996. "What Do Comparisons Of The Last Two Economic Recoveries Tell Us About The UK Labour Market?," National Institute Economic Review, National Institute of Economic and Social Research, vol. 156, pages 80-91, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:nierev:v:156:y:1996:i::p:80-91_7
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    1. Joanne Cutler & Kenny Turnbull, 2001. "A Disaggregated Approach to Modelling UK Labour Force Participation," Discussion Papers 04, Monetary Policy Committee Unit, Bank of England.
    2. Bruno Coquet & Hervé Le Bihan, 1997. "Réussir sa sortie. Une analyse des dépréciations de 1992 en Italie et au Royaume-Uni," Revue de l'OFCE, Programme National Persée, vol. 60(1), pages 39-77.

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