Nearly seven years have passed since the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union, and the UK economy is struggling. Three years ago, the divorce was finalized, and only as of late February 2023, the two sides have put forth a new deal, the Windsor Framework, to update the contentious Northern Ireland protocol that regulates trade between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

After COVID-19, most countries have bounced back from the pandemic-induced economic pain, but not the United Kingdom. How much of the country's continued economic woes can be attributed to the war in Ukraine and COVID-19, and how much is due to Brexit?

Cecilia Malmström (Peterson Institute for International Economics) discusses with Simon Fraser (Flint Global) and Gregory Messenger (University of Bristol Law School) in this episode of the PIIE event series Trade Winds on March 15, 2023. For more information, visit: https://www.piie.com/events/brexit-responsible-uks-economic-woes


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