An unnatural experiment

9 February 2018 By Edward Hadas

Are economists biased against Brexit? If anything, their estimates, which rely on imperfect precedents, are too optimistic. Leaving the EU will impair UK growth by hitting long-term confidence, institutional strength and workforce quality – all hard to capture in a spreadsheet.

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