The economic case for a Brexit

What effect would a Brexit have on the UK’s economy? Kent Matthews gives three reasons why Britain leaving the EU may have a positive economic impact for the country. He argues that a Brexit would reduce prices, free businesses from over-zealous regulations, and allow the UK to redirect the money it currently pays into the EU budget toward more pressing priorities.

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ESO: Background information: Brexit could add two years to austerity, IFS says http://www.europeansources.info/record/brexit-could-add-two-years-to-austerity-ifs-says/

ESO: Background information: HM Treasury analysis: The immediate economic impact of leaving the EU http://www.europeansources.info/record/hm-treasury-analysis-the-immediate-economic-impact-of-leaving-the-eu/

ESO: Background information: HM Treasury analysis: the long-term economic impact of EU membership and the alternatives http://www.europeansources.info/record/hm-treasury-analysis-the-long-term-economic-impact-of-eu-membership-and-the-alternatives/

ESO: In Focus: Brexit - The United Kingdom and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/brexit-the-united-kingdom-and-the-european-union/

Blog: UK in a Changing Europe, 24.05.16: The economic case for a Brexit http://ukandeu.ac.uk/the-economic-case-for-a-brexit/

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