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Report
28 pages, 2M
June 2017

Defying Gravity: A critique of estimates of the economic impact of Brexit

The predictions of the Treasury, OECD and IMF for the long-term impact of Brexit remain influential. They provide an important context for the Brexit negotiations and underpin the belief of Scottish and Irish nationalists that Brexit strengthens their case for independence or Irish unity. Because these predictions have received limited scrutiny, they are examined in detail in this report.

Source: epthinktank.eu

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