Banning discounts on food will hit the pockets of the poorest the hardest

27 March 2019
Lifestyle Economics

Banning discounts on food will hit the pockets of the poorest the hardest

27 March 2019

IEA responds to Cancer Research UK calls to ban food promotions

Responding to Cancer Research’s call for restrictions on price promotions on food, Christopher Snowdon, Head of Lifestyle Economics at the … Continue reading “Banning discounts on food will hit the pockets of the poorest the hardest”

War on offshore financial centres undermines competition & tramples on rights to privacy, IEA report says

15 March 2019
Tax and Fiscal Policy

War on offshore financial centres undermines competition & tramples on rights to privacy, IEA report says

15 March 2019

IEA release report on offshore financial centres

Corporate taxes are inefficient at raising revenue and have many more costs attached to them than most other taxes, a … Continue reading “War on offshore financial centres undermines competition & tramples on rights to privacy, IEA report says”

Taxpayer-funded activism declines in England, but soars regionally & in the EU says new IEA report

28 February 2019
Government and Institutions

Taxpayer-funded activism declines in England, but soars regionally & in the EU says new IEA report

28 February 2019

IEA releases the next in a series of research on use of public money to lobby government

Following on from research published between 2012 and 2014, a new report from the Institute of Economic Affairs finds that … Continue reading “Taxpayer-funded activism declines in England, but soars regionally & in the EU says new IEA report”

IEA publish new comprehensive book, “Socialism: the failed idea that never dies”

21 February 2019
Economic Theory

IEA publish new comprehensive book, “Socialism: the failed idea that never dies”

21 February 2019

IEA releases new, comprehensive book on socialism

Today the Institute of Economic Affairs unveils a new book from our Head of Political Economy Dr Kristian Niemietz: ‘Socialism: … Continue reading “IEA publish new comprehensive book, “Socialism: the failed idea that never dies””