Business investment hurt by Brexit
By Magali Dauvin At a time when the outlook for world trade outlook remains glum [1], British domestic demand is struggling to remain dynamic: household […]
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Britain’s referendum of 23 June 2016: The leap into the unknown
By Catherine Mathieu On 23 June 2016, the British people decided (by 52% to 48%) to leave the European Union. After having long criticized […]
Brexit: What are the lessons for Europe?
By Catherine Mathieu and Henri Sterdyniak The British vote to leave the European Union is aggravating the political crisis in Europe and in many European countries. […]
The national living wage: a new means to boost low wages in the United Kingdom
By Catherine Mathieu On 1 April 2016, a national living wage (NLW) took effect in the United Kingdom. This may come as a surprise to […]
A new EU arrangement for the United Kingdom: European lessons from the February 19th agreement
By Catherine Mathieu and Henri Sterdyniak Following the demand made by David Cameron on 10 November 2015 for a new arrangement for the United Kingdom […]
Investment behaviour during the crisis: a comparative analysis of the main advanced economies
By Bruno Ducoudré, Mathieu Plane and Sébastien Villemot This text draws on the special study, Équations d’investissement : une comparaison internationale dans la crise [Investment equations : an international comparison […]
The United Kingdom on the eve of elections: The economy, David Cameron’s trump card (1/2)
By Catherine Mathieu In the countdown to the general elections on 7 May 2015, there is so much suspense that the bookmakers are putting the […]
Renewed growth in the United Kingdom in 2013: trompe-l’oeil effects
By Catherine Mathieu The latest estimate of the British national accounts, published on 27 November, confirmed GDP growth of 0.8% in the third quarter of […]