UK universities were once heralded as the beacons of intellectual excellence, places where ideas were rigorously tested and where students emerged intellectually fortified, ready to face the world.

Those of us who would welcome cheaper, greener vehicles, have cause for concern: Western policymakers seem keen on ensuring they stay expensive. Earlier this month, the EU slapped steep tariffs on ...

This is the first in a series of articles about how ideological interest groups react when their institutional preferences are challenged by practical solutions. Obesity is routinely referred to as a ...

I don’t think there should have been a budget, at this point. Budgets are supposed to be delivered in March, just before the start of the new fiscal year. So what if there’s a new government? Labour’s ...

Commenting on the budget, Tom Clougherty, Executive Director at the free market think tank the Institute of Economic Affairs, said: “The Government came into office promising to prioritise growth. But ...

IEA Executive Director Tom Clougherty was quoted in the Times on this week’s budget. The article said: “The idea that this budget does not increase taxes on workers is an ‘economic fantasy’, according ...

Christopher J. Coyne, Rachel L. Coyne, Philip Booth, Ryan Bourne, Stephen Davies, Robert C. B. Miller, Colin Robinson, Steven Schwartz, W.Stanley Siebert, Christopher Snowdon and Richard Wellings.

Peter Bauer (Lord Bauer) was an economist of considerable influence, particularly on the prevailing wisdom about the value of foreign aid (‘government-to-government transfers’, as he preferred to call ...

An exciting and pioneering book, it sketches out a provocative vision for cities based on civil cooperation and entrepreneurship. Historically, the city was considered a centre of commerce, knowledge ...

This publication comprises a reappraisal of the work of John Maynard Keynes. It strengthens the view that the Keynesians went too far in supposing that the old economics had been overthrown by the new ...

An incredible collection which for the first time brings together the IEA's work on globalization and free trade Protectionism is back on the agenda as the financial crisis deepens. With calls for ...

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