Discuss the potential consequences of Brexit on the competitive position of the UK in the global economy
•Brexit: Withdrawal of the UK from the European Union (2019?)
•Brexit hasn’t happed yet, therefore you have to focus on the potentialconsequences of Brexit (consequences of leaving the single European market).
•In what way the position of the UK would change (both positively and negatively)?
•Competitive position of the UK relates to the position of the UK in the global economy in terms of trade (including trade in services-e.g. finance), investment, migration (labour), education (e.g. Erasmus ), R&D, etc.
Essay structure
• Introduction: Should mainly provide an outline of the structure of your essay.
Identify the themes (or one theme) which will be explored,
• Main body: Critically evaluate the chosen themes. Address the exact task and focus
on the topic. Bring relevant literature and examples to support your arguments.
• Conclusion: Restate your focus by emphasis on the key points, drawing together
the threads of your work. A basic conclusion refers back to the main points, linking
them to the exact task to prove that you have addressed it exactly. For example,
‘This essay has looked at the issues of… and found…’ DO NOT include any new
information/evidence because you are ‘summing up’ .
Submission
• Electronic submission through StudyNet.
• Word count: 1,200 excluding references and text citations.
• Number of references: around 10
(including both academic and non-academic, Harvard style)