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Aggregate demand low investment and corporate cash mountains

Geoff Riley

15th November 2015

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Investment as a % of GDP in the UK economy remains in the doldrums, but businesses are not short of cash and the government can borrow on the bond market at historically low interest rates (yields). Why is there such a large stockpile of cash in the corporate sector and what if anything can and should be done about it? This Guardian article considers some the arguments.

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

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