Adopting a novel method of synthetic difference-in-differences (SDID), this paper examines the causal impact of the Brexit referendum on the services exports of the UK and other major services exporters. It provides a comparative analysis of, inter alia, Germany, Ireland, and the UK, and...

This paper examines the impact of protectionist policies on exports within global value chains (GVCs), using the COVID-19 pandemic as a natural experiment. Leveraging UK customs data (2017–2020) and a shift-share identification strategy, we estimate an elasticity of exports with respect to...