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Japan Throws Spanner into Brexit Negotiations

Multinationals just weighted in on the Brexit talks, in the form of a letter from Japan’s government.

Brexit Delusion Rises Even Further: City Pumping for Presumptuous, Nightmarish-to-Negotiate “Swiss Plus” Plan

The Brexit fantasies get even bigger as the City pumps for a na ga happen “Swiss plus” plan.

Brexit – A View from North of the Border

The result of the referendum seems to have little to do with the economic benefits or otherwise of EU membership. They seem to have been driven more by issues of sovereignty and a negative reaction to the Westminster ‘establishment’. Nonetheless, the implications of the UK’s trading relationships post-Brexit are important. A central issue is whether ideology or pragmatism will emerge triumphant from the negotiations that will soon begin between the UK Government and the EU.

Lousy Experts: Looking Back at the Ex Ante Estimates of the Costs of Brexit

An economist contends that economists do not bear much responsibility for the Brexit vote.

New Zealand Foreign Trusts: the Scandals, the Reforms, and Some Throat-Clearing From the EU

NZ’s promised Foreign Trust reforms still don’t look quite right

Brexit Realism: Maybe Voters Were Not Dumb

By David Miles, Imperial College Business School. Originally published as a chapter in the VoxEU ebook, Brexit Beckons: Thinking ahead by leading economists, available to download free of charge To some, the Brexit referendum was a failure by economists to persuade UK voters that leaving the EU would entail major economic costs. This column argues […]