In the Summer 2016 edition of CentrePiece:

In this edition:

Brexit: the impact on UK trade and living standards

For over two years, a CEP research team has been studying the likely impact on the living standards of UK households of a referendum vote to leave the European Union. The first of three reports summarised here focuses on... Read more...

Foreign investors love Britain - but Brexit would end the affair

Investment from overseas brings many benefits to the UK economy, including higher pay and productivity. According to CEP research, leaving the European Union could lead to a fall in inward foreign direct investment in th... Read more...

Why immigration is no reason to leave the EU

A major argument of Brexit campaigners is that leaving the European Union would give the UK more control over the flow of immigrants, who they claim hurt the jobs and pay of native-born workers. CEP research shows that E... Read more...

In brief... Children's reading: evaluating a new teaching method

Children at risk of struggling with their reading get long-term benefits from `synthetic phonics?, the current favoured method among education policy-makers in England. The benefits for disadvantaged pupils justify the f... Read more...

In brief... Bargain hunters: calculating the benefits of consumer search

To what extent can shoppers convert the time they spend looking for particular products into monetary savings? The authors use electronic tags to study the behaviour of 12,000 consumers in a large supermarket in Northern... Read more...

China shock: the impact on trade and incomes

Is US presidential candidate Donald Trump right when he claims that the Chinese are causing serious damage to American workers? Research by Jo?o Paulo Pessoa analyses the impact of the recent massive increase in China?s ... Read more...

In brief... Management practices in Pakistan

For more than a decade, CEP economists have been leading efforts to get measures of management incorporated into the statistical infrastructure used by governments and researchers. The authors report on the latest initia... Read more...

A shortage of nurses?

The government?s Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has reluctantly recommended that nurses remain on the `shortage occupation list?, while criticising the health sector for failing to maintain a sufficient supply of UK ... Read more...

Brexit: the final assessment

John Van Reenen summarises the economic impact of a vote to leave the EU. Read more...