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The economy of Bristol fared comparatively well during the Great Recession of 2008–10 and continued to grow while most cities shrank, but in 2011 the economy contracted by 3.1%. Whilst Bristol's economy is in recovery, it remains 1.5% behind its peak output in 2010.
Born in 1961 in Portsmouth, he attended Sarisbury Green Primary School and later King Edward's School, Witley, a foundation school set up by the City of London in 1553.He read Economics and Accounting at the University of Bristol and joined Deloitte Haskins & Sells to train as a Chartered Accountant, becoming a partner with Coopers & Lybrand in 1993.
John Cary (1649–1722?) was a prominent Bristol merchant and writer on matters regarding trade during the eighteenth century. Cary has been heralded as a pioneer in establishing economics as a separate field of "scientific" inquiry, a proponent of a "favorable balance of trade", and an objector to the idea that low wages were desirable.
3.5 Economics and business. 3.6 Journalism. 3.7 Science. 3.8 TV, film, radio and theatre. 3.9 Sports. 3.10 Music. ... This is a list of University of Bristol people ...
Patel is a graduate of Bristol University (1988–1991, Economics & Accounting). He joined accounting firm Ernst & Young and achieved his ACA qualification in 1994. Patel's father emigrated to the Midlands in England from India in 1960, working at first as a road-sweeper and then as a bus driver. Patel's mother followed in 1962. [4]
UWE celebrates 30 years. The University of the West of England (also known as UWE Bristol) is a public research university, located in and around Bristol, England, UK.With more than 39,912 students and 4,300 staff, it is the largest provider of higher education in the South West of England.
Sir Derek was born in Birmingham, Warwickshire and was educated at Solihull School, [2] and in 1963 he went to the University of Bristol and graduated in Economics and Accounting in 1966. [ 3 ] Business career
He is a member of the Governing Board of the New UK Birth Cohort Study, and is affiliated to the Centre for Economic Performance at HM Treasury. [5] He has published widely on employment and household issues, and is joint editor of “The labour market in winter: the state of working Britain 2010” (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011). [6]