The Economics of Brexit - Revisited builds upon and extends the analysis contained within the
authors' previous book The Economics of Brexit: A Cost-Benefit Analysis of the UK's Economic
Relationship with the EU which arguably represented the most comprehensive and systematic
evaluation of the UK's economic relationship with the EU. The Economics of Brexit - Revisited
continues where the previous volume left off given that the UK has now formally withdrawn from
the EU and therefore the focus of the evidence presented concerns the potential economic
implications arising from Brexit and considering the options available to those negotiating the
UK's future economic relationship both regionally and globally. The Economics of Brexit -
Revisited seeks to provide greater clarity to a range of issues that have been hotly debated
over the past few years ranging from the trade and fiscal implications of Brexit to the
economic impact of regulation and migration. The significance of different Brexit options are
discussed in detail including the significance of demands for regulatory harmonisation (the
'level playing field') along with their implications for UK trade with the EU and the rest of
the world. A wide range of economic analyses are evaluated to determine their relative
methodological strengths and weaknesses and ultimately whether their conclusions are
sufficiently robust to engender confidence. Finally noting that a key determinant of the
effectiveness of any post-Brexit economic strategy depends upon the degree of flexibility
created for economic policy the book provides an extended examination of the potential
relating to different economic policy options available to the UK government depending upon
the form of final trade settlement that is agreed with the EU. These policy options include
more active forms of macroeconomic management combined with industrial and procurement policy.
The Economics of Brexit - Revisited therefore seeks to combine evaluation of the available
evidence indicating the economic impact of Brexit together with consideration of policy
trade-offs that lie at the heart of the choices surrounding Brexit and how these might be
resolved. The Economics of Brexit - Revisited therefore maintains its position as the most
comprehensive analysis of the economics of Brexit in the market today.
