The Political Economy Review 2017

R ICHARD C LANCY / 5

Introduction

B REXIT

P ETER B RISTOW / 6

Brexit… What next for Britain?

The impact of Brexit on FDI in the UK R ICHARD T RENEMAN / 11 How will Brexit affect UK Research and Innovation funding, and should we care? A LEX W ARING / 14

H ARRY R OBERTS / 16

The long-run effects of Brexit on the UK economy

Should Theresa May resign as Prime Minister in the wake of the 2017 General Election?

C HARLIE P RIFTI / 17

L UKE W ALKER T ITLEY / 18

Leaving the Customs Union: Two Possible Scenarios

O THER

C ONOR H UGHES / 19

Should Public Schools retain their charity statuses?

A SHER L AWS / 21

‘Free Trade is a necessary evil’

F ELIPE B UNGE / 24

The Effects of the Drugs Trade on the Mexican Economy

C ARLO D WEK / 27

Oriental Stagnation

O CTAVE DE B AYNAST - C HEVAL & A LEX C LIGNET / 29

Macron and the EU

H IBBAN R AHMAN / 30

Bursaries: An Economic Analysis

B EN C UDWORTH / 31

Only Economic Neo-Liberalism is the answer

J AKUB P APAJ / 36

The Future of Multinational Corporations

J OE S NUGGS / 38

The Economics of Drug Consumption

J AMES P EARCE / 39

Are Football Transfer Fees Still Justified?

M ATTHEW B ARRETT / 40

Is the Age of Austerity Dead?

L OUIS W ILSON / 42

How recent terrorist acts have shaped the political climate in the UK

‘The best way to ensure affordable housing and a strong economy across the UK is to subsidise job creation in the North of England.’ Discuss. J AY W ONG / 43

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