CANCELLED - ESRI Seminar: "Brexit: Implications for the UK, EU and globalization"
Please note that the seminar titled "Brexit: Implications for the UK, EU and Globalisation" scheduled to take place in the ESRI at 4pm today (Thursday 25 May) has been cancelled. The speaker has not been able to travel to Dublin due to security delays at Heathrow airport. Apologies for any inconvenience caused. The seminar will be rescheduled for a future date.
Guest Speaker: Thomas Sampson, The London School of Economics
Abstract:
What does Brexit mean for the UK, the EU and globalisation? This paper starts by considering what is known (and what is not known) about the likely economic consequences of Brexit for both the UK and the EU. It then analyses the demographics of the Brexit vote and why certain groups voted for Brexit. Finally, it discusses whether Brexit poses a threat to the future of the EU and global economic integration.
Speaker Bio:
Thomas Sampson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at LSE as well as an Associate in the Centre for Economic Performance (CEP). Before joining LSE he received his PhD in Economics from Harvard University. He works on international trade, growth and development. His research analyses how different types of firms and workers are affected by globalisation. He is part of the CEP team studying the consequences of Brexit for the British economy (http://cep.lse.ac.uk/BREXIT/).