Living standards in the EU after the financial crisis – UK records among the largest declines

Practice Area: Public Policy
Published: April, 2013
Tagged: analysis of economic developments EC/EEA quantitative analysis

This London Economics’ Noteworthy Statistics Briefing investigates the change in living standards across the EU27 following the financial crisis, using the latest data made available by Eurostat. The analysis focuses on two measures of standards of living: the median equivalised disposable income and the severe material deprivation rate.