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Why Britain voted for Brexit: the short and long answers

The European Union flag is pictured in a window reflecting a street in London, October 26, 2011.  The European Union's leaders are meeting to work out a comprehensive deal to resolve the euro zone debt crisis and find a way to give the region's bailout fund greater firepower.  REUTERS/Luke MacGregor  (BRITAIN - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS) - RTR2T84N

Examining the Brexit result and the economic costs from different perspectives. Image: REUTERS/Luke MacGregor

Victoria Bateman
Lecturer n Economics, Gonville and Caius College
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