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, ...

Commenting on the Government’s plan to fit solar panels on all new-build homes, Andy Mayer, Energy Analyst at the free market think tank the Institute of Economic Affairs, said: “The person most ...

I am delighted to invite you to an upcoming IEA event, ‘In Conversation with The Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP’. This event will occur on Wednesday, 21 st May, from 18:00 – 20:00 at the IEA (2 Lord North ...

Responding to the Government’s consultation on the soft drinks industry levy, Dr Christopher Snowdon, Head of Lifestyle Economics at the Institute of Economic Affairs, said: “The sugar tax has been ...

“Milkshakes and lattes are set to be hit by a sugar tax for the first time as Labour moves to extend the levy to hundreds more soft drinks, including Pepsi and Ribena. “Pre-packaged milkshakes 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’ ...

“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.

“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 ...

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 ...

Firms, especially in the technology sector, sometimes move from Europe to the US, but rarely the other way around. This talk will discuss when and why they do so, using recent empirical findings on ...

In this episode of the new IEA series, Economies Explained, Harrison Griffiths, International Programmes Manager, delves into the controversial topic of industrial strategies. As the new UK Labour ...

What are the types of tax? In this explainer video, Eamonn Butler breaks down the three main categories of taxation: direct taxes, indirect taxes, and transfer taxes. He explores how each type ...