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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

THE PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE: A HIGH-RISK PRINCIPLE by Gabriel Calzada, Cécile Philippe, Xavier Méra THE 2005 GENERAL ELECTION AND THE ‘NULL MP’: A NEW APPROACH TO ELECTORAL REFORM by Richard Teather ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Why have investment banks played such a dominant role in the markets in recent years? By asking what investment banks contribute to economic performance, the authors provide a framework for ...

I was recently watching the video “Are Populists Destroying Democracy?” on the IEA’s Youtube channel, in which the IEA’s Editorial Director Kristian Niemietz interviewed Swedish political scientist ...