01967cas a2200301 a 4500 AALejournalIMF021460 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781513568645 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL The Impact of Political Uncertainty on Asset Prices : The Case of the United Kingdom's EU Membership Referendum. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2021. 1 online resource (50 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students How did expectations of the outcome of the United Kingdom's (UK) referendum on European Union (EU) membership in 2016 affect prices in financial markets? We study this using high frequency data from betting and financial markets. We find that a one percentage point increase in the probability of "Leave" result caused British stocks (FTSE All-Share) to decline by 0.004 percent, and the Pound to depreciate by 0.006 percent against the euro. We find negative and significant effects for most sub-sectors, and negative spill-overs to other EU member countries. We show that the differential impact across sectors and countries can be explained by differences in the trade exposures. Mode of access: Internet Brexit imf EU Referendum imf High Frequency Data imf Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty imf Political Uncertainty imf United Kingdom imf IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2021/027 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2021/027/001.2021.issue-027-en.xml IMF e-Library