OECD Economic Surveys: United Kingdom 2020
- ISBN-10
- 9264510966
- ISBN-13
- 9789264510968
- Series
- OECD Economic Surveys
- Pages
- 122
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2020-10-14
- Publisher
- OECD Publishing
- Author
- OECD
Description
Like many countries, the United Kingdom has been hit severely by the COVID-19 outbreak. A strict lockdown was essential to contain the pandemic but halted activity in many key sectors. While restrictions have eased, the country now faces a prolonged period of disruption to activity and jobs, which risks exacerbating pre-existing weak productivity growth, inequalities, child poverty and regional disparities. On-going measures to prevent a second wave of infections will need to be carefully calibrated to manage the economic impact.
