Prelims
Regional Success After Brexit: The Need for New Measures
ISBN: 978-1-78756-736-8, eISBN: 978-1-78756-735-1
Publication date: 1 May 2019
Citation
Hearne, D. and Ruyter, A.d. (2019), "Prelims", Regional Success After Brexit: The Need for New Measures (Brexit Studies Series), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. i-ix. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-78756-735-120191006
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2019 David Hearne, Alex de Ruyter
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Regional Success After Brexit
Series Page
Brexit Studies Series
Series Editors: Alex De Ruyter, Jon Yorke and Haydn Davies, Centre for Brexit Studies, Birmingham City University, UK
With the vote on 23 June 2016 for the UK to leave the European Union it has become imperative for individuals, business, government and wider society to understand the implications of the referendum result. This series, published in collaboration with the Centre for Brexit Studies at Birmingham City University, UK, examines a broad sweep of topics related to Brexit. It aims to bring together academics from across the disciplines to confront and examine the challenges withdrawal from the EU brings. The series promotes rigourous engagement with the multifaceted aspects of both the ‘leave’ and ‘remain’ perspectives in order to enhance understanding of the consequences for the UK, and for its relationship with the wider world, of Brexit, and aims to suggest measures to counter the challenges faced.
Published Titles
Alex De Ruyter and Beverley Nielsen, Brexit Negotiations After Article 50: Assessing Process, Progress and Impact
Forthcoming Titles
Arantza Gomez Arana, Brexit and Gibraltar: The Negotiations of a Historically Contentious Region
Stefania Paladini and Ignazio Castellucci, European Security in a Post-Brexit World
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Regional Success After Brexit: The Need for New Measures
by
David Hearne
and
Alex de Ruyter
Birmingham City University, UK
United Kingdom – North America – Japan India – Malaysia – China
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First edition 2019
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Contents
| Lists of Tables and Figures | vii |
| About the Authors | ix |
| 1. Thinking Inside the Box: Defining the Problem | 1 |
| 2. Thinking Outside the Box (Part 1): Real Living Standards | 19 |
| 3. Thinking Outside the Box (Part 2): Real Labour Productivity | 39 |
| 4. Policy Implications | 75 |
| Appendix 1: GDHI | 99 |
| Appendix 2: The EKS Method | 100 |
| Appendix 3: FISIM | 103 |
| Bibliography | 107 |
| Index | 131 |
Lists of Tables and Figures
Tables
| Table 1. | Types of Region | 7 |
| Table 2. | Estimated Regional GDP Proportions | 55 |
| Table 3. | Median Full-time Salaries (£) by Sector in 2016 | 61 |
| Table 4. | Estimated Regional PPPs | 67 |
| Table 5. | The Impact of Different Rental Cost Deflators | 70 |
| Table 6. | Per Capita Funding (£) for Transport and Education, UK Government Office Region (GORs) | 78 |
Figures
| Figure 1. | Comparative Economic Performance | 17 |
| Figure 2. | Estimated Regional Consumer Price Levels | 29 |
| Figure 3. | Real Regional Incomes in the UK | 31 |
| Figure 4. | GDHI Per Capita in Combined Authorities (UK = 100) | 32 |
| Figure 5. | Relative Costs of Gross Fixed Capital Formation | 60 |
| Figure 6. | Estimated Absolute Lower Bound PPPs by Region | 65 |
| Figure 7. | Relative Regional Productivity in the UK | 71 |
About the Authors
David Hearne is a Researcher working in the Centre for Brexit Studies at Birmingham City University, UK. He joined the centre in 2017, having worked in an independent think tank previously. His work focusses on understanding all aspects of regional economic performance with a particular focus on the West Midlands.
Alex de Ruyter is a Professor and Director of the Centre for Brexit Studies at Birmingham City University, UK. He brings a wealth of research experience and academic engagement in Brexit and the related areas of regional economic development, skills and labour market issues. He has published over 50 academic outputs in leading national and international journals and has been the recipient of research funding, including being an investigator in the ESRC funded study on the effects on subsequent employment experience of workers from MG Rover after plant closure in 2005.