Eighteen liberal academics set out their vision of a liberal utopia in a special publication to mark the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Institute of Economic Affairs.
SMPC voted by seven votes to two to hold interest rates
UK launch of the Heritage Foundation Index of Economic Freedom
IEA study concludes that "euro is well managed by the ECB but continental EU governments need to address fundamental structural problems in their economies"
The IEA's Shadow Monetary Policy Committee (a group of leading economists that meets to monitor monetary policy and comment on other monetary matters) voted narrowly by five votes to four to hold interest rates at its October meeting.
IEA economists are often credited with initiating the process of privatisation in the 1980s.
Radical proposals for the provision of public service television are made today in a new study released by the IEA.
"The post office could and should be privatised" claims economist Ian Senior in a study produced for the IEA.
The Role of Business in the Modern World – Progress, Pressures, and Prospects for the Market Economy
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