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Brexit would result in UK GDP hit similar to financial crisis - report

15 April 2016

The loss of income per household from reduced trade and lower productivity that would result from the UK voting to leave the European Union could be similar to the decline in UK GDP during the global financial crisis, according to new research. The Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics, in a new report studying the potential implications of a Brexit, said the economic consequences of the UK leaving will be dependent on the policies the country adopts following its exit.

This article was published by the Morning Star on April 15, 2016,br> Link to article here

Related publications
The consequences of Brexit for UK trade and living standards, Swati Dhingra, Gianmarco Ottaviano, Thomas Sampson and John Van Reenen, CEP Brexit Analysis Paper No.2, March 2016
CEP Brexit Analysis Paper No.2 - Technical Paper The Costs and Benefits of Leaving the EU: Trade Effects, Swati Dhingra, Hanwei Huang, Gianmarco Ottaviano, Joao Paulo Pessoa, Thomas Sampson and John Van Reenen, March 2016
See the complete set of CEP Brexit Analysis research papers here.

Related links
Swati Dhingra webpage
Hanwei Huang webpage
Gianmarco Ottaviano webpage
Thomas Sampson webpage
John Van Reenen webpage
Trade Programme webpage
Growth Programme webpage

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