Public health academics claim industry tactics are uniquely harmful but provide no control groups or comparisons to non-industry actors. The same political strategies are routinely used by public ...

“The broad-based fall in headline inflation to 2.6% in March is another step in the right direction. The services and core rates excluding food and energy are still relatively high, but they fell too.

What is the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS)? Let’s start with the basics. The UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS) is designed to encourage a reduction in C02 produced by both large industry and ...

I am delighted to invite you to an upcoming IEA event, ‘In Conversation with David Friedman’. This event will occur on Wednesday, 7 th May, from 18:00 – 20:30 at the IEA (2 Lord North Street, ...

“Today’s labour market data may represent the calm before the storm. Unemployment, employment and inactivity have remained roughly the same – not great but not getting worse. However, the vacancy and ...

The IEA is partnering with Cambridge Global Connect to offer research internships to international students passionate about economics and public policy. Through this initiative, the IEA is expanding ...

There is no “British DOGE”, but the idea of slashing government bureaucracy seems to be in vogue all of a sudden. With their latest announcement to radically slim down, or possibly even abolish NHS ...

Responding to the announcement of new US tariffs, Kristian Niemietz, Editorial Director at the Institute of Economic Affairs said: “Donald Trump’s new tariff schedule is a complete random mess. It ...

Commenting on the Government’s Planning and Infrastructure Bill, Dr Kristian Niemietz, Editorial Director and Head of Political Economy at the free market think tank the Institute of Economic Affairs, ...

ABOUT THE PROGRAMME: The IEA, Vinson Centre, and Institute of International Monetary Research are offering a residential programme at the Vinson Centre, University of Buckingham. The programme, ...

Price controls damage markets by preventing the supply of products rising to meet demand. They can cause significant welfare losses, a deterioration in product quality, a reduction in investment and, ...

Julian Jessop will discuss the slowdown in productivity growth after the Global Financial Crisis of 2008. Some economists think this slowdown might be structural and long-lasting (‘secular stagnation’ ...