Brexit, Northern Ireland and the Island Economy: An Update

With the emerging debate on the consequences of Brexit for Northern Ireland and the island economy, the Northern administration is now obliged to contemplate the economic and other implications for them of the possible outcome of the upcoming referendum. In this short note, Professor John Bradley updates the analysis contained in the IIEA book, Britain and Europe: The Endgame – An Irish Perspective, published in March 2015, and reviews some of the negative economic consequences for the two economies on this island of the current UK “half-in” role in the EU. Prof. Bradley then moves on to examine the likely additional disruption that would arise after a Brexit and comments on the implications of recent research findings.