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Brexit, the UK Economy and US-UK Trade

Question A:

Following the UK election result, the certainty that the country is going to leave the European Union will provide a substantial short-term boost to the UK economy.

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Source: Clark Center Economic Experts Panel
Methodology
Question B:

The near certainty that the UK will leave the European Union’s customs union and single market in 2020 offers a sizeable export market opportunity for American business.

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Source: Clark Center Economic Experts Panel
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Europe

‘Getting Brexit Done’

Question A:

Following the UK election result, the certainty that the country is going to leave the European Union will provide a substantial short-term boost to the UK economy.

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Source: European Clark Center Economic Experts Panel
Methodology
Question B:

Given that the transition period currently expires at the end of 2020, there is still a considerable risk that the UK will leave the European Union without a trade agreement.

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Source: European Clark Center Economic Experts Panel
Methodology
Question C:

Leaving the European Union without a trade agreement would have a large negative impact on the UK economy.

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Source: European Clark Center Economic Experts Panel
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Europe

Central Banking and Climate Change

This week’s IGM European Economic Experts Panel statements:

A) Under current policies on climate change, the associated physical risks (such as those arising from total seasonal rainfall and sea level changes, and increased frequency, severity, and correlation of extreme weather events) will be at most a very small factor in monetary policy decisions over the next decade.

B) The physical risks associated with climate change under current policies are likely to threaten financial stability over the next decade. 
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US

Central Banking and Climate Change

This week’s IGM Economic Experts Panel statements:

A) Under current policies on climate change, the associated physical risks (such as those arising from total seasonal rainfall and sea level changes, and increased frequency, severity, and correlation of extreme weather events) will be at most a very small factor in monetary policy decisions over the next decade.

B) The physical risks associated with climate change under current policies are likely to threaten financial stability over the next decade. 
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Clark Center Economic Experts Panel
Europe

Research and Development

This week’s IGM European Economic Experts Panel statements:

A) Europeans would benefit more from an extra €1 billion of public R&D spent through existing (public) channels than from an extra €1 billion of private R&D spent through existing (private) channels, all else equal.

B) Europeans would benefit more from an extra €1 billion of public medical research spent through existing (public) channels than from an extra €1 billion of private medical research spent through existing (private) channels, all else equal. 
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US

Experimental Research, Development Economics and Poverty Reduction

This week’s IGM Economic Experts Panel statements:

A) Randomized control trials are a valuable tool for answering some long unsettled questions in development economics research.

B) Randomized control trials are a valuable tool for making significant progress in poverty reduction. 
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Europe

Experimental Research, Development Economics and Poverty Reduction

This week’s IGM European Economic Experts Panel statements:

A) Randomized control trials are a valuable tool for answering some long unsettled questions in development economics research.

B) Randomized control trials are a valuable tool for making significant progress in poverty reduction. 
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Clark Center Economic Experts Panel