Scottish independence would be 2-3 times more costly than Brexit, and rejoining the EU won’t make up the difference

Primary Author or Creator
Hanwei Huang
Additional Author(s) / Creators
Thomas Sampson, Patrick Schneider
Type of Resource
Blog
Length (Pages, words, minutes etc...)
5pp
Date Published
Category
Independence
Fast Facts

Scottish independence would be 2-3 times more costly than Brexit over 15 years. Rejoining the EU wwll make up part of the difference in trade value.  This made headline news for a time.  The methodology has been questioned.

Resource Address (URL)
http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/109030/1/brexit_2021_02_04_indyref2_scottish_independence_would_be_2_3_times.pdf
Keywords
independence
Cost of independence
Brexit
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