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Centre for Economic Policy Research

European economic research network based in London

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Jan 21, 2026

What do independent economic assessments say about Brexit's impact on UK GDP, investment, and productivity?

Independent academic and official assessments converge on a clear negative signal: has materially reduced GDP, sharply depressed business investment, and modestly but meaningfully dented productivity—...

Dec 3, 2025

Can progressive taxation coexist with strong protections for private property and entrepreneurship?

Progressive taxation is widely used and can be implemented in multiple forms — income, property, consumption or wealth taxes — and empirical work shows income-tax-based systems tend to produce more pr...

Nov 20, 2025

How do inflation rates for core inflation and year-over-year 12‑month averages differ between the two terms?

Core inflation excludes volatile food and energy and is typically reported as either month‑over‑month (seasonally adjusted) or year‑over‑year (12‑month) percent changes; for example, “core” CPI was ab...

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