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#AllOutEconomics Brexit & the UK economy’s rocky path as the Chancellor declares he has ended Austerity

Vicky Pryce (September 2019)

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Professor David Howarth & why PM Boris Johnson should have already gone

Professor David Howarth (September 2019)

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Brexit and its consequences for the UK economy and political systems

Professor Simon Deakin and Professor David Howarth (January 2019)

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The UK’s trade options post-Brexit

Dr Lorand Bartels (September 2018)

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The Chequers deal explained

Professor Catherine Barnard (September 2018)

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The new legal and economic challenges facing the government as the UK negotiates a Brexit deal

Boni Sones (April 2017)

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Post-Brexit options for the UK: the WTO option

Dr Lorand Bartels (April 2017)

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Post-Brexit options for the UK: combining legal and economic analysis

Boni Sones (April 2017)

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Post-Brexit options for the UK: free movement of people and EU law

Dr Martin Steinfeld (April 2017)

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Post-Brexit options for the UK: the UK constitution, the white paper and the proposed Repeal Act

Professor David Howarth (April 2017)

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Post-Brexit options for the UK: social policy, what changes?

Professor Simon Deakin (April 2017)

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Post-Brexit options for the UK: financial cost to the UK of leaving the EU

Dr Michael Waibel (March 2017)

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Post-Brexit options for the UK: economic impact of post-Brexit

Professor Graham Gudgin (March 2017)

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Post-Brexit options for the UK: the rights of EU nationals in the UK post-Brexit

Dr Kirsty Hughes & Boni Sones (March 2017)

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The second reading of the Brexit bill

Boni Sones (February 2017)

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Hinkley Point C revisited

Dr Ding Chen, Dr Paul Dorfman, Professor Simon Deakin, Professor David Howarth, Tony Roulston, David Lowry, Dr Andrew Blowers, Dr David Reiner and Chris Huhne (January 2017) 

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Simon Deakin and Graham Gudgin discuss their predictions for the UK economy in 2017

Professor Simon Deakin and Dr Graham Gudgin (January 2017)

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Labour standards and labour law reforms in the Rising Powers: trends and prospects in public and private regulations

Professor Simon Deakin (November 2016)

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What next for Brexit?

Professor Simon Deakin (June 2016)

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Brexit, labour rights and migration: what’s really at stake

Professor Simon Deakin (June 2016)

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Brexit would make the UK less democratic, not more

Professor Simon Deakin (April 2016)

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George Osborne’s 2016 Budget

Boni Sones OBE (March 2016)

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The Conservatives’ 25-year fight for equality – why reform is on the agenda in 2016

Boni Sones OBE (February 2016)

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Keeping the world at arm’s length: what the Amish can teach us about technology

Christopher Markou (December 2015)

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High household debt and extreme house prices threaten the UK economy and the Chancellor won’t balance his budget by 2019/20, says a new economic forecast from the Centre for Business Research – Winter 2015

(December 2015)

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Women in business and women in politics have much to learn from each other – including how to storm the smoking room and how to break down clubby cultures!

Boni Sones (November 2015)

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Will the recent High Court Uber ruling eventually help Google launch driverless cars and what can history tell us about technological change and the law?

Professor Simon Deakin (October 2015)

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As the Chinese economy slows we still have much to learn from this emerging market’s phenomenal economic transition and its increasing reliance on the rule of law

Professor Simon Deakin & Dr Boya Wang (October 2015)

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Nikkei’s purchase of FT Group may be good for all those concerned

Dr John Buchanan (August 2015)

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Social policy will be critical to a sustainable economic and monetary union (‘EMU’)

Professor Simon Deakin (June 2013)

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“March of the makers” – rebalancing our economy needs more push from government

Michael Kitson (June 2013)

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The proof of the pudding – why the £200 million a year Small Business Research Initiative needs transparent implementation

David Connell (April 2013)

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“March of the makers” – why UK business need funds to grow and global talent to capture new markets

Michael Kitson (June 2013)

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European Court’s Pringle judgment: good law, bad economics

Professor Simon Deakin (March 2013)

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Rejoining the north European mainstream

Professor Simon Deakin (February 2013)

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Shares for workers’ rights: why entrepreneurial firms need employment law too

Professor Simon Deakin (February 2013)

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Hedge fund activism in Japan: the limits of shareholder primacy

Professor Simon Deakin (June 2012)

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Kay needs to replace “shareholder value” with “corporate value”

Professor Simon Deakin (March 2012)

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Executive pay – your questions answered

Professor Simon Deakin (February 2012)

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New governance research – your questions answered

Professor Simon Deakin (December 2011)

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