This article forms the basis of a presentation by Prof Shackleton at a seminar at Royal Holloway University of London. … Continue reading “Our own government, not the EU, is keen on labour market regulation”

Following Michael Gove’s appearance in the Sky “debate” last week, the Stronger In campaign was always going to find some … Continue reading “EU backers are the real protectionists”

The anti-Brexit Project Fear reached its zenith yesterday. Having published a paper suggesting GDP per household would fall by £4,300 in … Continue reading “The Treasury’s new Brexit paper: rubbish in, rubbish out”

IMF chief Christine Lagarde said last week she has “not seen anything positive” about Brexit in terms of economics. Even for the … Continue reading “Christine Lagarde is wrong: Here are four economic positives from Brexit”

The debate about the UK’s membership of the EU is dominated by economic arguments – would we be better off … Continue reading “Lessons from Political Economy for the EU referendum”

I won’t crack open the champagne if the Brexit side wins the EU referendum on 23 June. On its own, … Continue reading “An unenthusiastic case for Brexit”

The climate of opinion around free trade has changed dramatically on both sides of the Atlantic in the last few … Continue reading “Iain Dale’s deplorable attempt to TTIP the balance on Brexit”

A while ago, a powerful image was making the rounds on social media. It contrasted a part of the US-Mexican … Continue reading “Brexit and Bremain: the devil and the deep blue sea”

Conventional commentariat wisdom has it that the EU referendum pits those concerned about economics versus those concerned about immigration. But … Continue reading “Let’s hear the positive economic case for Brexit”