Economics

Brexit’s Pound Drop Hurt Workers Without Boosting Exports

  • Academic paper shows wages, training were adversely impacted
  • Imported inputs drove up costs for U.K.-based businesses
Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg
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U.K. workers took a hit from the Brexit-related depreciation in the pound in the form of lower wages and training, according to an academic paper.