Keyword: referendum

This week’s IGM European Economic Experts Panel statements:   A) Political conflict plays a key role in shaping economic decisions, policies and outcomes. B) Most European countries have larger social welfare systems than the United States in part because the latter is more heterogeneous by race and ethnicity.  

This week’s IGM Economic Experts Panel statements: A) Political conflict plays a key role in shaping economic decisions, policies and outcomes. B) The US has a smaller social welfare system than other rich countries in part because it is more heterogeneous by race and ethnicity.  

This week's IGM European Economics Experts Panel statements: A) Because of the Brexit vote's outcome, the UK's real per-capita income level is likely to be lower a decade from now than it would have been otherwise. B) Because of the Brexit vote's outcome, the rest of the EU's real per-capita income level is likely to be lower a decade from now than it would have been otherwise.

This week's IGM Economic Experts Panel statements: A) Because of the Brexit vote's outcome, the UK's real per-capita income level is likely to be lower a decade from now. B) Because of the Brexit vote's outcome, the rest of the EU's real per-capita income level is likely to be lower a decade from now.

This week's IGM Economic Experts Panel statements: A) If the UK opts to withdraw from the European Union, and assuming Scotland stays in the UK, the level of the UK's real per-capita income a decade later will be lower than if it remains part of the EU. B) If the UK exits the EU, then it substantially increases the chances that some other current region of the EU will also exit within the following decade.

This week’s IGM Economic Experts Panel statement: The median Greek citizen will be better off if there is a “yes” vote in the July 5 referendum on whether to accept the terms of the bailout package offered by Greece's creditors.

This week’s IGM Economic Experts Panel statement: Although there are many issues for Scotland’s voters to consider, one consequence of separating from the rest of the UK would be greater macroeconomic instability for Scotland for many years.