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At the FCO:

Simon Leaver-Cole
Economics Unit
Foreign and Commonwealth Office

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London, SW1A 2AH, UK 

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Fax: +44 (0) 207 008 2518
Email: simon.leaver@fco.gov.uk

 

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Email: j.g.shipp@lse.ac.uk

Suggested reading for Level Two

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Essential Pre-Readings

Hurst, G., Number of pupils taking languages at record low, The Times, 19 August 2016

The Economist, Economic focus: The lemon dilemma, 22 October 2001

King, S., The UK's balance of payments conundrum, Financial Times, 20 July 2016

The Economist, Three piece dream suit, 30 July 2016

Giles, C. and Fray, K., Eight charts showing state of UK economy before Bank of England rate decision, Financial Times, 3 August 2016

Grant, C., Theresa May and her six-pack of difficult deals, Centre for European Reform, 28 July 2016

Odendahl, C. and Springford J., Long day’s journey into economic night, Centre for European Reform, 11 July 2016

Lawyers for Britain,Brexit and International Trade Treaties

CBI, Five reasons not to believe everything you hear about TTIP, June 2015

Cowen, T., The Big Idea That Won’t Fix Europe's Banks, Bloomberg View, 9 August 2016

Recommended Readings

Sandbu, Martin Eurozone: The case against ‘cash for reform’, Financial Times, 18
August 2015

Wolf, MartinCan one have balance of payments crises in a currency union?
Financial Times, 16 February 2012

Wren-Lewis, Simon,  Is sterling overvalued? mainlymacro, 28 October 2015

Elliot, Lary, Comparing recessions is hard, but Britain has coped better this time, The Guardian, 18 October 2015

Sachs, Jeffrey D., Germany, Greece, and the Future of Europe, Project Syndicate, 20 July 2015

Allen & Overy, Financial services regulation –what impact will Brexit have on regulated firms established in the UK, Europe & third country jurisdictions? February 2016

Mortimer, C.,Brexit: Norway could block the UK from rejoining the Economic Free Trade Area, Independent, 9 August 2016

Henry, P.,Europe’s Banking Union, Bloomberg, 7 July 2016

Financial Stability Board,Letter to G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors, 19 July 2016


Emmerson, C. ,Johnson, P. and Mitchell, I., The EU single market: the value of membership versus access to the UK, Institute for Fiscal Studies, 10 August 2016

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