Inheritance tax does immense economic damage, according to Barry Bracewell-Milnes, an expert on tax reform, in a new paper written … Continue reading “Abolish Inheritance Tax Says Expert”

Interest rate cuts have already gone too far. That was the unanimous view of the Shadow Monetary Policy Committee (SMPC) … Continue reading “Stop Cutting Interest Rates, Say Monetary Economists”

Serious consequences for poor countries could flow from attempts by environmental groups to ban DDT, argue Richard Tren and Roger … Continue reading “Tragic Human Consequences of Environmentalists DDT Campaign”

A ‘yes’ vote for the euro would propel Britain towards increasing political integration in Europe. Instead, it should choose an … Continue reading “Britain Should Form A Free Trade Association With the US”

…it will be a long while before mere fines will destroy the culture of price fixing that permeates British business’ … Continue reading “Stelzer: Jail sentences not fines deter price fixing”

The trend to liberalised markets, so prominent in the final decades of the twentieth century, is now under threat claims … Continue reading “Liberalisation Under Threat, Says IEA Author”

In a controversial new paper written for the Institute of Economic Affairs*, four authors – Dr Barrie Craven, Pauline Dixon … Continue reading “Drop HIV/AIDS Education from Curriculum, Say IEA Authors”

Economists should be more willing to educate their fellow men and women in basic economic ideas, says Professor Daniel Klein … Continue reading “Economists Should Come Down to Earth”

The costs and benefits of Britain’s membership of the European Union are finely balanced say Dr Brian Hindley and Martin … Continue reading “Economic Effects of EU Membership Marginal”