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The Economics Review series is published each quarter. It reviews the latest international, national and regional economic trends and includes themed papers of special interest.

Latest Economics Review

Economics Review - February 2010                                                                              In this latest review, the special papers include Modelling a low carbon economy, Inovation & high growth businesses, Regional short term indicators and Recent Developments in the South West labour market.

 Previous Economics Reviews

Economics Review - November 2009                                                                                                                         In this review, the Special papers include Output Gap and recovery, sector prioritisation, evaluation learning, purchasing manager's indices, and SW sub-regional multipliers.

Economics Review - August 2009                                                                                                                                                                  The special interest papers include SW tourism & the recession, Housing & the SW economy, Financial markets, SW labour market: recessions compared and recent developments for SW jobs.

Economics Review - May 2009                                                                                                                                  The special interest papers include; Economic success and happiness, Economics of aging, SW Gross Disposable Household Income, SW Regional Accounts 2009, Recent developments in SW Labour market.

Economics Review - February 20009
The special interest papers include; Regional GVA data: New developments (Part 1: The SW region and Part 2: SW Sub-regions), Labour & skills in the SW region during recession, and Recent developments in the SW labour market.

Economics Review - November 2008 
The special interest papers include; Exchange rates & the SW Economy, International trade & the SW Economy, and Competitiveness & the SW Economy.

Economics Review - August 2008 
The special interest papers include; Sub-regional drivers of the SW Economy, SW labour market conditions in the slowdown and SW Employment Monitor 
 
Economics Review - May 2008 
Special papers include; Creative destruction, South West England financial & business services and South West RDA 'Mood of Business'. 
 
Economics Review - February 2008 
There are special papers entitled; Why are commodities in the news?, Regional Impact Evaluation and SW 'Mood of Business' & Employment Monitor. 
 
Economics Review - November 2007 
Special papers include; Why RDAs intervene in the economy, Regional Index of Sustainable Well-being, South West RDA 'Mood of Business', South West rural economy. 
 
Economics Review- August 07 
The special interest papers include; The export performance of South West companies, Regional Statisticians in the South West, SW Regional Employment Developments. 
 
Economics Review- May 2007 
The publication includes a special interest paper on Economic restructuring in South West England. 
 
Economics Review- February 2007 
February's issue includes special interest papers on the regional economic effects of globalisation and climate change. 
 
Economics Review- November 2006 
Special interest papers are based on the functional urban-centred zones of; Bournemouth and Poole conurbation; Bristol and its city-region; South Devon, Plymouth, Torbay and Exeter; and Swindon. 
 
Economics Review- August 2006 
Special papers include economic growth within environmental limits, economics and energy and regional employment developments. 
 
Economics Review- May 2006 
Special papers include various priority sector overviews; advanced engineering; biomedical technologies; creative industries; environmental technologies; food and drink; information & communication technologies; marine technologies; and tourism & leisure. 
 
Economics Review- February 2006 
Special papers include, energy security and related issues, modelling growth and the environment, principals of environmental valuation. 
 
Economics Review- November 2005 
Special papers include various South West England area profiles; Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly; Devon; Dorset; Gloucestershire; Somerset; West of England; and Wiltshire.  
 
Economics Review- August 2005 
Special papers include productivity revisited, oil prices and renewables, SW economic competitiveness, SW house price rises and SW job gains and losses.