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Consumption drives UK economy

Geoff Riley

17th March 2015

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Our good friend George Buckley, Chief UK economist at Deutsche Bank argues in this interview with the Financial Times that consumption is driving the economic recovery. A useful primer for AS macro students wanting to understand better some of the factors affecting the real level of household spending. Are consumers too dominant in this recovery? If so, it is a familiar tale.

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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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