Does private equity (PE) contribute to financial fragility during economic crises? The
proliferation of poorly structured transactions during booms may increase the vulnerability of …

We examine the association between management practices and SME performance in
Britain over the period 2011–2015, using a unique dataset which links survey data on …

We estimate the effect of external financial constraints on fixed investment intentions for UK
manufacturing by size of firm distinguishing between normal effects and those since the …

This paper investigates how the aftermath of the 2008 crisis affected firm productivity in the
UK, focusing particularly on the cohort effect of firms established after 2008–a previously …

In June 2008 the UK was hit by the biggest recessionary shock in living memory. The shock,
which has subsequently come to be known as the" Great Recession", was felt across most …

Mismatch in the labour market has been implicated as a driver of the UK's productivity
'puzzle', the phenomenon describing how the growth rate and level of UK productivity have …

Uncertainty still remains as to the cause of the UK's dramatic productivity puzzle that began
during the Great Financial Crisis. Occupational mismatch has been implicated as driving up …

This paper highlights the importance of bank-based finance for the innovation activity of UK
firms. It identifies both theoretically and empirically how bank shocks affect firms' innovation …

I propose a new explanation for the UK productivity puzzle. I graft the Lewis (1954) model
onto a standard Solow growth model. What I call the neo-Lewis model is identical to the …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the importance of business lending as a
source of bank profits in the UK banking system. The paper also examines whether the …