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The British and the German financial sectors in the wake of the crisis: size, structure and spatial concentration

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We use employment data for 2008–2012 to analyse the impact of the subprime and Eurozone crises on the British and German financial sector. In the UK, the sector contracted and its spatial concentration increased across regions and urban hierarchy, with London as the sole winner. In Germany there has been no contraction overall, and no significant change in the spatial distribution of financial employment. We argue that while in both countries forced consolidation and financial re-regulation h...

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Peer reviewed

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10.1093/jeg/lbu056

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
SSD
Department:
SOGE
Sub department:
Geography
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
SSD
Department:
SOGE
Sub department:
Geography
Role:
Author
Publisher:
Oxford University Press Publisher's website
Journal:
Journal of Economic Geography Journal website
Volume:
15
Issue:
5
Pages:
1033-1054
Publication date:
2015-01-29
Acceptance date:
2014-11-12
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EISSN:
1468-2710
ISSN:
1468-2702
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pubs:617822
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uuid:3f9ddf50-7acb-4248-88a0-31088e4fb306
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pubs:617822
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617822
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2016-04-26

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