Alan Budd: I don’t think so

Economists Survey

The results in full
Q1: What are the 3 main risks to economic stability in 2008?
Q2: How does the credit squeeze change the job of central banks?
Q3: How deep will the correction be in the housing market?
Q4: How far is it possible to ignore short-term inflationary pressures?
Q5: What needs to be done with the public finances?
Q6: Are emerging economies the next global bubble?
Q7: To what extent will the US election affect the world economy?
Q8: Where will Northern Rock be this time next year?
2007 survey

Howard Davies: Emerging market equities certainly look to be priced at very high and unsustainable multiples. But the markets themselves may well continue to grow more rapidly than those in north America and Europe.