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Osborne says post-Brexit precautions against instability planned

11 May 2016

In another development, the London School of Economic said a reduction in immigration if the country votes to leave wouldn't lead to any improvement in living standards for those born in Britain. ''Cuts in EU immigration would not offset the big fall in U.K. living standards caused by the reduction in trade and investment that would result from Brexit,'' the school's Centre for Economic Performance said in a report.

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Brexit and the Impact of Immigration on the UK, Jonathan Wadsworth, Swati Dhingra, Gianmarco Ottaviano and John Van Reenen, CEP Brexit Analysis Series No.5, May 2016
See the complete set of CEP Brexit Analysis research papers here.

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Jonathan Wadsworth webpage
Swati Dhingra webpage
Gianmarco Ottaviano webpage
John Van Reenen webpage
Labour Markets Programme webpage
Trade Programme webpage
Growth Programme webpage

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