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Britain’s momentous decision to leave the European Union opens a new era of uncertainty for Europe and the global economy. PIIE scholars assess the implications and what comes next in the days, months, and years ahead.

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British and EU flags are reflected on the wet pavement in London, Britain, April 2, 2019.
REUTERS/Hannah Mckay
RealTime Economic Issues Watch

The UK seeks its own "phase one" deal on Brexit

Jacob Funk Kirkegaard (PIIE)
January 16, 2020
Working Paper

Brexit: Everyone Loses, but Britain Loses the Most

María C. Latorre (Universidad Complutense de Madrid), Zoryana Olekseyuk (German Development Institute), Hidemichi Yonezawa (Statistics Norway) and Sherman Robinson (PIIE)
March 2019
People hold signs during a protest by anti-Brexit campaigners, Borders Against Brexit in Carrickcarnan, Ireland, January 26, 2019. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne
REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne
RealTime Economic Issues Watch

Brexit Brinksmanship May Yield a Soft Result

Jacob Funk Kirkegaard (PIIE)
March 5, 2019
Short Videos

Posen Discusses the Damage of Brexit to the British Economy

Featuring Adam S. Posen (PIIE)
July 19, 2017

Recent Content

Working Paper

COVID-19 credit support programs in Europe’s five largest economies

Julia Anderson (Bruegel), Francesco Papadia (Bruegel) and Nicolas Véron (PIIE)

April 2021
RealTime Economic Issues Watch

After orderly Brexit, a new European financial landscape starts to emerge

Nicolas Véron (PIIE)

March 19, 2021
Past Event

Early post-Brexit observations on the City of London

Nicolas Véron (PIIE), William Wright (New Financial) and Nathan Sheets (PGIM Fixed Income)

January 27, 2021
RealTime Economic Issues Watch

Did the Brexit deal fulfill Boris Johnson's political agenda?

Jacob Funk Kirkegaard (PIIE)

January 26, 2021
PIIE Chart

How the EU-UK Brexit deal affects Britons

Jacob Funk Kirkegaard (PIIE)

January 25, 2021
RealTime Economic Issues Watch

The Brexit agreement: An economic guide for the perplexed

Jacob Funk Kirkegaard (PIIE)

January 21, 2021
Trade Talks

Episode 147: What's in the new EU-UK trade deal? Brexperts explain

Featuring Soumaya Keynes (The Economist) and Chad P. Bown (PIIE)
January 4, 2021
PIIE Chart

Female labor force participation has been more resilient during the pandemic in the UK than in the US

Simeon Djankov (PIIE) and Eva (Yiwen) Zhang (PIIE)

December 15, 2020
RealTime Economic Issues Watch

Why bankruptcies have declined during the economic shock

Simeon Djankov (PIIE)
November 9, 2020
RealTime Economic Issues Watch

Push for British sovereignty risks worst possible Brexit outcome

Jacob Funk Kirkegaard (PIIE)
September 14, 2020