Boris Johnson goes to Preston

Len Shackleton
29 November 2019
Economic Theory

Boris Johnson goes to Preston

Boris Johnson’s announcement that he is planning to rejig procurement rules to allow local authorities to support local businesses is no doubt a canny move to win votes in the North of England. But does it make sense in economic terms? It’s a clear shift leftwards into territory which the Labour Party considers its own. ... Continue reading
Len Shackleton
29 November 2019
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Sneak preview of Prof Bryan Caplan’s forthcoming Hayek Lecture

IEA
26 November 2019
Economic Theory

Sneak preview of Prof Bryan Caplan’s forthcoming Hayek Lecture

The Institute of Economic Affairs is delighted to announce that acclaimed US author Professor Bryan Caplan will give our 2019 Hayek Memorial Lecture. Prof Caplan is the author of The Myth of the Rational Voter – hailed as ‘the best political book of the year’ by the New York Times. His more recent book Open ... Continue reading
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26 November 2019
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Norwegian sugar tax sends sweet-lovers over border to Sweden

Christopher Snowdon
25 November 2019
Lifestyle Economics

Norwegian sugar tax sends sweet-lovers over border to Sweden

It seems unfair to call it a sweet shop. In the shopping centre north of Charlottenberg in south-western Sweden, barely four miles from Norway and less than 90 minutes’ drive from Oslo, is a candy superstore. Arrayed across 3,500 sq metres of floor space – half a football pitch – are aisle upon aisle of ... Continue reading
Christopher Snowdon
25 November 2019
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The Guardian’s anti-Americanism is both chilling and risks doing real damage to causes where we agree.

Andy Mayer
22 November 2019

The Guardian’s anti-Americanism is both chilling and risks doing real damage to causes where we agree.

Fresh on the heels of last month’s suggestion that the IEA should delete books comes a new invitation from the Guardian newspaper, asking the IEA to agree that American support for advancing education about the institutions of a free society is deeply sinister and improper. These are some of the statements (note statements, not questions) made by the ... Continue reading
Andy Mayer
22 November 2019
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Should we scrap the ‘hugely inefficient’ corporation tax?

IEA Conversations
21 November 2019

Should we scrap the ‘hugely inefficient’ corporation tax?

The IEA's Economics Fellow Julian Jessop argues for the IEA podcast this week that whilst he welcomes both the Conservative and Labour Party's supportive soundings on targeting business rates as an area in need of reform, he views the whole corporation tax system as increasingly out of date too. Julian views the Conservative Party’s plan to ... Continue reading
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21 November 2019
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Anti-capitalists don’t care about the fate of the world’s poorest countries

Dr Rainer Zitelmann
20 November 2019
Society and Culture

Anti-capitalists don’t care about the fate of the world’s poorest countries

At first glance, the assertion in this article’s headline may seem unfair. After all, aren’t anti-capitalist activists widely regarded as the most committed advocates for the “exploited countries of the Third World”? Isn’t it anti-capitalists who are particularly concerned about the fate of the poorest of the poor and who tirelessly work to increase flows ... Continue reading
Dr Rainer Zitelmann
20 November 2019
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Is protectionism making a comeback? (Part 2)

Philip Booth
19 November 2019
Trade, Development, and Immigration

Is protectionism making a comeback? (Part 2)

…continued from Part 1   Regulatory barriers to trade The increase in regulatory barriers to trade started following the financial crisis and the conclusion from the crude analysis of the Fraser Index data is borne out by studies from the WTO, the IMF and others. A typical non-tariff barrier to trade might be a regulation ... Continue reading
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19 November 2019
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Is protectionism making a comeback? (Part 1)

Philip Booth
18 November 2019
Trade, Development, and Immigration

Is protectionism making a comeback? (Part 1)

There is no shortage of analysis, and certainly no shortage of polemic, on whether globalisation is a good thing. There is also a great deal of rhetoric about trade wars between the US and China and also the EU. However, what is actually happening when it comes to globalisation? Are we de-globalising? The problem with ... Continue reading
Philip Booth
18 November 2019
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The Equal Pay Day campaign is proving successful – in unnecessarily terrifying women

Kate Andrews
16 November 2019
Labour Market

The Equal Pay Day campaign is proving successful – in unnecessarily terrifying women

The Equal Pay Day campaign is has had huge success. Not in closing the gender pay gap, but in terrifying women into believing they are victims of discrimination, when often no such offense has taken place. Why would anyone want to do such a thing? A good question, and one I’ve never been able to ... Continue reading
Kate Andrews
16 November 2019
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Labour’s ‘free broadband’ would come at a heavy price

Julian Jessop
15 November 2019
Economic Theory

Labour’s ‘free broadband’ would come at a heavy price

The Labour Party has set out plans “to deliver fast and free full-fibre broadband for all by bringing parts of BT into public ownership and creating a new British Broadband public service”. This is a bad idea. There is no doubt that wider availability of better broadband would be a ‘good thing’. As well as ... Continue reading
Julian Jessop
15 November 2019
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