Boris Johnson leaves a mixed legacy with his Brexit gambit
The e-book, “The Economics of Brexit: What Have We Learned?”, which Prof. Meredith Crowley provided a chapter for, has been quoted in a New York Times article about Boris Johnson's prime ministerial legacy.
Published on: Wednesday 13th July 2022
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Is a UK-US trade agreement getting closer?
Professor Meredith Crowley discusses US tariffs on UK steel replaced by quotas on the BBC TV News World Business Outlook.
Published on: Monday 6th June 2022
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The Trade Environment and Trade Policy Options for the post-Brexit United Kingdom
The Faculty of Economics and Janeway Institute for Economics held a conference on "The Trade Environment and Trade Policy Options for the post-Brexit United Kingdom" on Wednesday 8th December 2021, 12:00am–17:30pm at Jesus College, University of Cambridge. The event focussed on frontier research developments in international trade and spatial economics. The emphasis was on new models and methodologies for studying complex economic phenomena.
Event Date: Wednesday 8th December 2021
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NHS Staff Deleting Covid App as Calls Grow for Doctors to be Exempt from Self-Isolation
Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd's research into Government policy and public behaviour towards COVID-19 restrictions and the vaccine roll out, was quoted in the Telegraph.
Published on: Friday 9th July 2021
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Should the Government still Ease Restrictions?
Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd was interviewed for the BBC News on the proposed easing of UK restrictions in June.
Published on: Monday 7th June 2021
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Britain Fears a 3rd COVID-19 Wave
Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd was interviewed for National Danish Radio’s Orientation programme about the impending easing of restrictions in the U.K.
Published on: Friday 4th June 2021
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Rebuilding a Resilient Britain: Trade and Aid
Dr Meredith Crowley has contributed to a report for the Government Office for Science on Rebuilding a Resilient Britain: Trade and Aid. Dr Crowley was part of a working group which produced the report, identifying existing evidence, and gaps in the evidence base.
Published on: Tuesday 26th January 2021
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Cambridge Economics Alumni Webinar Series: The Economics of a Post-Brexit UK
In this webinar, Dr Meredith Crowley (University Reader in International Economics) explores what can we learn about major changes in global trade from studying Brexit. She was joined by Professor Catherine Barnard (Professor of European Union and Labour Law) who talked about the new UK-EU trade deal, the Trade and Cooperation Agreement.
Event Date: Thursday 11th February 2021
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Brexit - As Consumers, Britons have the Most to Lose
Dr. Meredith Crowley was interviewed about Brexit and it's effect on the UK economy, by the daily French newspaper La Croix. Dr Crowley answered questions on the proposed post-Brexit trade deals that Prime Minister Boris Johnson is negotiating with countries such as Japan, China and the US.
Published on: Tuesday 15th December 2020
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Economics of Covid-19 and Brexit
Dr. Meredith Crowley was a panelist at the UK in a Changing Europe Isolation Insight Webinar, "Economics of Covid-19 and Brexit, revisited", where the panelists discussed the economics of the Covid-19 pandemic and the UK's exit from the EU. This online event took place on 15th October 2020.
Published on: Friday 16th October 2020
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Economic Aspects of the COVID-19 Crisis in the UK
Professor Vasco Carvalho and Dr Flavio Toxvaerd are among the authors of a Royal Society DELVE Initiative Report which looks at the new challenges for the economy and public health that the COVID-19 Pandemic will bring over the coming years.
Published on: Friday 14th August 2020
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Brexit Day - UK and EU Trade Deal
Dr. Meredith Crowley was interviewed by BBC World Service's World Update programme about the prospect for the UK and EU negotiating a trade deal modelled on the EU's deal with Canada. You can listen to the programme on the BBC website (story starts at 6mins).
Published on: Friday 31st January 2020
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Is the UK headed for a trade war with the US?
Dr. Meredith Crowley was interviewed by BBC Radio Scotland about the UK's proposed digital sales tax and whether it will lead to a trade war with the US. You can listen to the programme on the BBC website (starts at 1h 06m).
Published on: Monday 27th January 2020
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National Food Strategy Advisory Panel
Dr. Meredith Crowley has been appointed to the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs's (DEFRA) Advisory Panel for a National Food Strategy. This advisory panel of experts from across agriculture, retail, food manufacture, NGOs and academia has today been named to support the development of the National Food Strategy.
Published on: Thursday 7th November 2019
Tags:Impacts of Brexit Report
Dr. Meredith Crowley was involved in writing a new academic report that evaluates the impacts of Brexit so far. The Brexit Scorecard report has been conducted by the academic think tank The UK in a Changing Europe, and rates impact in four areas: the economy and public finances, fairness, openness and control.
Published on: Monday 24th June 2019
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Dr. Meredith Crowley has been made one of nine Senior Fellows by the ESRC for her research into "UK Trade Policy post-Brexit". The UK in a Changing Europe Hub has been given an additional £3.19 million, which will enable the hub to run for a further three years.
Published on: Wednesday 19th June 2019
Tags:What would a US-UK trade deal look like?
Dr. Meredith Crowley spoke to BBC News about a potential US-UK trade deal, along with David Henig (UK Director of European Centre For International Political Economy). You can watch the discussion on BBC presenter Christian Fraser's Twitter feed.
Published on: Wednesday 5th June 2019
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Brexit Uncertainty
Oliver Exton (PhD student) will present his research on "Brexit uncertainty", at the Royal Economic Society Annual Conference on Wednesday 17th April 2019. His talk will be based on the paper "Renegotiation of Trade Agreements and Firm Exporting Decisions: Evidence from the Impact of Brexit on UK Exports" (joint with Dr. Meredith Crowley and Lu Han).
Published on: Monday 15th April 2019
Tags:Is Britain Currently in an Economic Crisis?
Dr. Meredith Crowley took part in a Brexit discussion on the BBC news that looked into whether the UK is actually in a crisis over leaving the EU? You can listen to the programme on the BBC site.
Published on: Wednesday 13th March 2019
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Impact of Foreign Exchange Rate Changes on UK Economy
Dr. Meredith Crowley gave extended interview to BBC Radio 4's Analysis program on "Fair Exchange?", in which she discusses how a falling value of the British pound sterling could impact the British economy. The programme will be broadcast on the 18th February 2019 at 8.30pm and will be available to listen online after.
Published on: Sunday 17th February 2019
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Is Japan's EU deal a threat to the UK industry?
Dr. Meredith Crowley discusses how the new free trade agreement between the EU and Japan could be a possible threat to the post-Brexit British industry, in both the Guardian Newspaper and Customs Today.
Published on: Wednesday 6th February 2019
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Renegotiation of Trade Agreements and Firm Exporting Decisions
Dr. Meredith Crowley gave three interviews about her Cambridge Working Papers in Economics research paper "Renegotiation of Trade Agreements and Firm Exporting Decisions: Evidence form the Impact of Brexit on UK Exports" (joint with Oliver Exton and Lu Han).
Published on: Monday 21st January 2019
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Office for National Statistics Economic Forum Roadshow
ONS Economic Forum roadshow will present the current state of the UK economy. The event will take place on 30th November 2018 from 10.00am - 12.30pm, in the Francopan Hall, Jesus College, Cambridge.
Event Date: Friday 30th November 2018
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Brexit Uncertainty Damages Britain’s Exporters
Dr. Meredith Crowley, Oliver Exton and Lu Han's paper "Renegotiation of Trade Agreements and Firm Exporting Decisions: Evidence from the Impact of Brexit on UK Exports" has been quoted in articles by both The Economist and The Telegraph.
Published on: Tuesday 28th August 2018
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UK in a Changing Europe awarded Best Think Tank
UK in a Changing Europe has been awarded Best Think Tank covering Global Affairs in the UK by Prospect Magazine. Dr. Meredith Crowley, a Research Leader for UK in a Changing Europe, and Prof. Giancarlo Corsetti along with their co-investigator from Law, Lorand Bartels, contributed a number of policy analysis pieces that were cited as one of UK in a Changing Europe's major successes.
Published on: Wednesday 18th July 2018
Tags:Prof. Corsetti and Dr. Crowley Publish Brexit Article on Project Syndicate.Org
Professor Giancarlo Corsetti and Dr. Meredith Crowley have published an opinion editorial on the UK's post-Brexit trade strategy, "The UK's Multilateral Trade Future" on Project Syndicate.Org.
Published on: Thursday 7th December 2017
Tags:Week of Brexit Events
This week, the University of Cambridge and UK in a Changing Europe are holding a number of interdisciplinary discussion events to engage students and the local community in key current debates about Brexit and the UK’s future relationship with the EU.
Published on: Wednesday 19th October 2016
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The UK and the EU Event
The Cambridge-INET will be hosting a The UK and the EU event on Thursday 26th May 2016, from 1.00pm - 2.30pm, in the Winstanley Lecture Theatre, Trinity College
Event Date: Thursday 26th May 2016
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