The influence of uncertainty on investment in the UK: A macro or micro phenomenon?

Scottish Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 361-382

  Temple, Paul ^a   Urga, Giovanni ^b   Driver, Ciaran ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT; INVESTMENT; MACROECONOMICS; UNCERTAINTY ROLE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0042822035     PISSN: 00369292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9485.00204     Document Type: Article

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