The Independent:
Think you know why people actually voted for Brexit? Think again.
17 July 2016
Statistical work by the labour economists Brian Bell and Stephen Machin suggests that areas where average wage growth have been weak for the past two decades were more likely to vote Leave.
This article was published in The Independent on July 17, 2016
Link to article here
Related publications
Brexit and Wage Inequality, Brian Bell and Stephen Machin, CEP Brexit blog, August 4, 2016
Related links
Brian Bell webpage
Stephen Machin webpage
Labour Markets Programme webpage