Public Finance:
The price of Brexit for individuals
18 April 2016
Many people are considering the personal financial impact of EU membership, and LSE academics have crunched the vital numbers
By referendum day on 23 June, all voters will have to weigh up whether to leave the European Union. One factor that matters is the economic impact - whether people are likely to be richer or poorer after a Brexit. An obvious benefit of Brexit is that the UK will not have to send so much money to Brussels. The net amount of this is around 0.31% of our national income. An equally obvious cost of Brexit is that there will be less trade between the UK and EU if the UK leaves than if it stays.
This article was published by Public Finance on April 18, 2016
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Related publications
The impact of Brexit on foreign investment in the UK, Swati Dhingra, Gianmarco Ottaviano, Thomas Sampson and John Van Reenen, CEP Brexit Analysis No.03, April 2016
Life after Brexit : What are the UK's options outside the European Union?, Swati Dhingra and Thomas Sampson, CEP Brexit Analysis No.02, February 2016
The consequences of Brexit for UK trade and living standards, Swati Dhingra, Gianmarco Ottaviano, Thomas Sampson and John Van Reenen, CEP Brexit Analysis No.01, March 2016
Related links
John Van Reenen webpage
Growth Programme webpage