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Economic Statistics Transformation Programme: Enhanced financial accounts (UK flow of funds) - A flow of funds approach to understanding financial crises

In this article we use the experimental UK flow of funds statistics to study the behaviour of the UK financial sector between 1997 and 2015, with a specific focus around the financial crisis in 2008. We show that the experimental data can provide insights that could have been important to policymakers during the build-up to the crisis, potentially giving early warning signs.

• From: Office for National Statistics
• Published: 12 September 2017

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Economic Statistics Transformation Programme: Enhanced financial accounts (UK flow of funds) - A flow of funds approach to understanding financial crises

https://www.ons.gov.uk/releases/economicstatisticstransformationprogrammeenhancedfinancialaccountsukflowoffundsaflowoffundsapproachtounderstandingfinancialcrises

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Published 12 September 2017