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Uncertainty in UK manufacturing: Evidence from qualitative survey data

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  • Mitchell, James
  • Mouratidis, Kostas
  • Weale, Martin

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This paper generalizes the probability method of quantification [Carlson and Parkin, Economica, 1975] to the variance facilitating the quantification of business survey data which ask individuals whether or not they are uncertain. In an application to UK manufacturing traditional time-series and cross-sectional measures of uncertainty are then evaluated and the effect of uncertainty on investment considered.
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  • Mitchell, James & Mouratidis, Kostas & Weale, Martin, 2007. "Uncertainty in UK manufacturing: Evidence from qualitative survey data," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 94(2), pages 245-252, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:94:y:2007:i:2:p:245-252
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