CEP News: The New York Times: 'Brexit,' a Feel-Good Vote That Could Sink Britain's Economy

The New York Times:
'Brexit,' a Feel-Good Vote That Could Sink Britain's Economy

20 May 2016

''The pro-Brexit argument that Britain will be free of lots of regulations, that there will be a bonfire of red tape that will cause us to grow rapidly and we'll strike lots of new trade deals as this buccaneering new England - there's just no credible scenario to any of that,'' said John Van Reenen, director of the Center for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics. ''There aren't anything like the game-changing propositions that the pro-Brexit camp is putting forward.''

This article was published by The New York Times on May 20, 2016
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John Van Reenen webpage
Growth Programme webpage

The New York Times:'Brexit,' a Feel-Good Vote That Could Sink Britain's Economy

The New York Times:
'Brexit,' a Feel-Good Vote That Could Sink Britain's Economy