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9 November 2018
Labour Market
The IEA responds to Equal Pay Day campaign
The Equal Pay Day campaign, run by the Fawcett Society, promotes an inflated pay gap figure that is 5.1 percentage points higher (or nearly 60% greater) than the official calculation, according to the Institute of Economic Affairs’ latest briefing on the gender pay gap. The official gender pay gap, according to recent data from the ...
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9 November 2018
6 November 2018
Lifestyle Economics
The IEA reacts to the proposed 'sin tax' on red meat
Responding to the suggestion that a 'sin tax' should be levied on red and processed meat, Christopher Snowdon, Head of Lifestyle Economics at the Institute of Economic Affairs said: “This is the same combination of junk science and dodgy economics that led to the sugar tax. An unholy alliance of ‘public health' campaigners, environmentalists and ...
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6 November 2018
6 November 2018
Energy and Environment
IEA releases report on innovation in agriculture
Britain’s agricultural productivity has stagnated at a time when the world needs to double food production to keep up with the growth of the population, according to a new IEA report. Two papers, written by Matt Ridley and David Hill, set out how innovation in farming can lead to higher crop yields, while also releasing land ...
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6 November 2018
29 October 2018
Labour Market
IEA reacts to the Autumn Budget Announcements 2018
Commenting on the Chancellor of the Exchequer's Autumn Budget announcements, the IEA's Director General Mark Littlewood said: "From education to business rate relief, this Budget was marked with far too many fiddly announcements. When – in word count – one of your lengthiest announcements is about public lavatories, this should be taken as a sign ...
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29 October 2018
27 October 2018
Tax and Fiscal Policy
2018 Autumn Budget briefing
Ahead of Monday's Budget announcements, the IEA's Chief Economist Julian Jessop said: "The first rule of Chancellors, like doctors, should be to ‘do no harm’. Mr Hammond may be under growing pressure to announce a splurge of public spending, but this would undermine economic recovery. "Even on current plans, it will be at least a quarter ...
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27 October 2018
23 October 2018
Housing and Planning
IEA announces winner of the Richard Koch Breakthrough Prize
Ben Clements, an analyst based in London, will tonight be announced as the winner of the £50,000 IEA Breakthrough Prize. The prize, supported by entrepreneur Richard Koch, sought to find the best and boldest entry outlining a ‘free market breakthrough’ policy to solve the UK housing crisis. It was judged by a panel including Jacob ...
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23 October 2018
15 October 2018
Housing and Planning
IEA releases the 2018 Breakthrough Prize finalists shortlist
The Institute of Economic Affairs is delighted to announce the shortlist for the Richard Koch Breakthrough Prize. The prize – an essay competition focused this year on housing – was launched in July 2018. The first prize of £50,000 will be awarded to the best and boldest entry outlining a ‘free-market breakthrough’ policy to solve ...
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15 October 2018
3 October 2018
Energy and Environment
IEA reacts to Theresa May's speech at Conservative Party Conference
Spokespeople from the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) respond to the Prime Minister's speech at Conservative Party Conference: On the speech, IEA Director General Mark Littlewood said: "The Prime Minster delivered a robust defence of the benefits of free enterprise, spelling out clearly that nationalisation of industry results in less efficient and more expensive delivery of ...
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3 October 2018
1 October 2018
Healthcare
IEA reacts to the Chancellor of the Exchequer's speech at Conservative Party Conference
Spokespeople from the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) respond to the Chancellor of the Exchequer's speech at Conservative Party Conference: On Philip Hammond's speech, IEA Director General Mark Littlewood said: “The rhetoric of the Chancellor's speech was encouraging - with talk of lowering taxes to boost growth, and action to reduce the budget deficit further. But ...
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1 October 2018
27 September 2018
Trade, Development, and Immigration
IEA releases a primer on free trade
Following the advent of the Internet, our systems of economic co-operation have become the most productive they have ever been. But recent global trends towards increased protectionism mean it is necessary to re-emphasise the benefits of free trade. The Institute of Economic Affairs’s latest report, Free trade and how it enriches us, goes back to basics ...
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27 September 2018
