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EU draft deal leaves Brexit in the balance

Today’s publication of a draft deal on the UK’s EU negotiations is another step towards a referendum as soon as June. The modest proposed reforms will probably leave the vote very close. If the UK did vote to leave, we would see some big negative effects on the economy in the short run. But we still doubt that a Brexit would have a major long-run economic impact.

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