Tracking the views of British businesses: evidence from the Decision Maker Panel

Tracking the views of British businesses: evidence from the Decision Maker Panel

By
Nicholas A. Bloom, Philip Bunn, Paul Mizen, Pawel Smietanka, Greg Thwaites
Bank of England Quarterly Bulletin. September
2017, Vol. 57, Issue 2, Pages 110-120

The article reports that the Bank of England has launched the Decision Maker Panel (DMP) survey of senior executives from British companies which aims to measure the effects of uncertainty on business decision-making. Topics discussed include the results of the survey reflecting a connection between future sales uncertainty and investment and employment decisions, the expectations of the survey respondents on how Brexit will impact their businesses and the areas of business covered by the DMP.