How did Black Wednesday happen?
19 July 2023
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In the Media
Len Shackleton quoted in the Yorkshire Times
19 July 2023
In the Media
Len Shackleton quoted by Business Leader
19 July 2023
Tax and Fiscal Policy
19 November 2024
IEA Research quoted in IG
IEA research Black Wednesday: A Re-examination of Britain’s Experience in the Exchange Rate Mechanism has been quoted in IG’s piece explaining Black Wednesday.
IG wrote:
“A slightly cruel summary of it would be to say that we went into the ERM in despair and left in disgrace. Nevertheless, we are still enjoying the benefits of it.
“According to the Institute of Economic Affairs, the Treasury estimated the output gap in 1993 (the difference between actual and potential output) was around 4% of gross domestic product (GDP) and didn’t close until 1997. Although this helped to bring down inflation, it also held the UK economy back for five years.”
You can read the full article here.
IG wrote:
“A slightly cruel summary of it would be to say that we went into the ERM in despair and left in disgrace. Nevertheless, we are still enjoying the benefits of it.
“According to the Institute of Economic Affairs, the Treasury estimated the output gap in 1993 (the difference between actual and potential output) was around 4% of gross domestic product (GDP) and didn’t close until 1997. Although this helped to bring down inflation, it also held the UK economy back for five years.”
You can read the full article here.
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