The UK Treasury analysis of 'The long-term economic impact of EU membership and the alternatives': CEP Commentary

Dhingra, Swati; Ottaviano, Gianmarco I. P.; Sampson, Thomas; Van Reenen, John

The UK Treasury analysis of 'The long-term economic impact of EU membership and the alternatives': CEP Commentary

Swati Dhingra, Gianmarco I. P. Ottaviano, Thomas Sampson and John Van Reenen

Overly cautious assumptions in the Treasury?s recent report on the long-run consequences for the UK economy of leaving the European Union (EU) mean that it has probably underestimated the economic costs. That is one of the conclusions in a commentary on the Treasury?s analysis published today by the Centre for Economic Performance (CEP) at the London School of Economics.

21 April 2016 Paper Number CEPBREXIT04

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This CEP Brexit analysis is published under the centre's Trade programme, Growth programme.