Four major policies (plain cigarette packaging, the sugar tax, minimum unit pricing for alcohol, and fixed odds betting terminals … Continue reading “‘Evidence-based’ policymaking an illusion “

Responding to the latest inflation figures, Julian Jessop Economics Fellow at the IEA said: “The official figures for May provide … Continue reading “Market forces helping to keep inflation in check”

  On Morality, Human Behaviour and Economics is the first volume in a new series jointly produced by the Institute of … Continue reading “Major new book published restating the moral case for capitalism, with contributions from eleven leading economists, philosophers and theologians “

Responding to Conservative proposals to repeal the Public Sector Equality Duty, Daniel Freeman, Managing Editor at the Institute of Economic … Continue reading “Scrapping Public Sector Equality Duty would be welcome, but doesn’t address other areas of concern”

Responding to the Government’s plan to regulate images on devices, Matthew Lesh, Public Policy Fellow at the Institute of Economic … Continue reading “Tech image ban will be exploited by bad actors”

  Subsidies and grid integration costs are on course to double from £19.8 billion in 2024/25 to £40.1 billion in … Continue reading “Cost of renewables to double by 2030”

The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) has appointed Professor Juan Castañeda to its board of trustees. Professor Castañeda is Director … Continue reading “IEA appoints Juan Castañeda to board of trustees”

The UK raises more revenue from wealth and wealth-related taxes as a share of GDP than any other OECD economy … Continue reading “Britain raises more tax from wealth than any other OECD country “

Responding to the Bank of England’s decision to hold interest rates, Julian Jessop, Economics Fellow at the Institute of Economic … Continue reading “Weakness in broad money growth should help keep rates on hold”