The Progressive Policy Think Tank

04/07/2018

Publication Power & politics Progressive Brexit Equality Population and demographics IPPR Briefing

Marley Morris

An equal exit? The distributional consequences of leaving the EU

The UK’s vote to leave the EU arose in part from deep social and geographical divides across the country. But could the decision to leave in turn impact on inequalities?

In the two years since the referendum, some have argued that Brexit could boost the incomes of poorer groups through cheaper food prices, while others have argued that the most vulnerable groups and regions would bear the greatest burden of a ‘hard’ Brexit.

Based on data on GVA impacts and price impacts, this briefing tests these claims and explores how the effects on trade of Brexit could influence inequalities across income groups, geographies, genders and ethnicities.

An equal exit? The distributional consequences of leaving the EU

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The charity workforce in post-Brexit Britain: Immigration and skills policy for the third sector

Have your cake or eat it? New findings on public attitudes to Brexit (part two)

Leaving the EU, not the European model? New findings on public attitudes to Brexit (part one)

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