IEA issues call for original research proposals

5 June 2019
Education

IEA issues call for original research proposals

The Institute of Economic Affairs is commissioning a new lifestyle economics paper as part of its research output in 2019. Our lifestyle unit has been publishing research on paternalistic regulation since 2013, subjecting topical policy proposals to rigorous economic analysis to reveal the costs, benefits and unintended consequences of taxation and regulation. We have covered ... Continue reading
5 June 2019
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Why the Augar report on student funding is a step backwards

Len Shackleton
1 June 2019
Education

Why the Augar report on student funding is a step backwards

The Toyota Camry looks like a nice family car to buy, with 2019 models coming in at around £29,000. Now anybody who knows me will realise that I have no interest in cars at all. But I’m thinking about this virtue-signalling hybrid because its price is approximately what it currently costs in fees for a ... Continue reading
Len Shackleton
1 June 2019
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Cutting tuition fees will help rich graduates, not poor students

30 May 2019
Education

Cutting tuition fees will help rich graduates, not poor students

Emma Revell writes for CapX

The Augar Review is misguided to recommend a cut in the maximum university tuition fees in England as the benefits will flow mainly to rich graduates, argues Emma Revell, Communications Manager at the Institute of Economic Affairs, in a piece for CapX. Emma notes that while lower fees will naturally appear to prospective students, lower ... Continue reading
30 May 2019
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When it comes to higher education, politicians misunderstand incentives

Prof Len Shackleton
26 March 2019
Education

When it comes to higher education, politicians misunderstand incentives

Two news items I caught over the weekend in my desperation to avoid anything obviously Brexit-y:  both about higher education, both showing how politicians and bureaucrats misunderstand incentives. The first was Damien Hinds’ threat of fines of up to £500,000 if universities continue to hand out more and more first-class degrees. The degree classification system, ... Continue reading
Prof Len Shackleton
26 March 2019
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An extra free year in education is a sticking plaster for the status quo

1 March 2019
Education

An extra free year in education is a sticking plaster for the status quo

Len Shackleton writes for City AM

Len Shackleton, Editorial Research Fellow at the Institute of Economic Affairs has written for the City AM debate column, arguing why the proposal for an extra year of free education is a sticking plaster for the status quo. Most school-leavers in further education are either redoing examinations which they should have completed successfully in schools, ... Continue reading
1 March 2019
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Review: The Open Society and its Enemies, Volume 1, by Karl Popper

Felix Hathaway
8 January 2019
Education

Review: The Open Society and its Enemies, Volume 1, by Karl Popper

While Friedrich Hayek penned The Road to Serfdom in wartime Britain, on the other side of the world another Viennese exile was composing a great anti-totalitarian text. That work became The Open Society and Its Enemies, by Karl Popper, Hayek’s friend and correspondent. Written during Popper’s tenure at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand, ... Continue reading
Felix Hathaway
8 January 2019
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Forcing taxpayers to pay for museums they might not want to visit is wrong

22 December 2018
Education

Forcing taxpayers to pay for museums they might not want to visit is wrong

Nerissa Chesterfield appears on the BBC Radio 4 Today Programme

Nerissa Chesterfield, Head of Communications at the Institute of Economic Affairs has appeared on the BBC Radio 4 Today Programme to discuss funding for museums. In the interview Nerissa argues that the taxpayer shouldn't be subsidising museums and forcing cultural interests on people. If you do, you are forcing taxpayers to pay for something whether ... Continue reading
22 December 2018
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Book Review: The Coddling of the American Mind

Christopher Snowdon
21 December 2018
Education

Book Review: The Coddling of the American Mind

Before reading this book, I viewed the phenomena of 'snowflake' protests and extreme political correctness on American campuses as being essentially comic. From the viral Youtube clips I had seen, I assumed it to be manufactured outrage cynically engineered by those who fear that their theories are too weak to withstand opposing viewpoints, supported by attention-seeking radicals looking for a ... Continue reading
Christopher Snowdon
21 December 2018
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Fee reform is crucial if universities are to retain their global standing

3 December 2018
Education

Fee reform is crucial if universities are to retain their global standing

Mark Littlewood writes for The Times

Mark Littlewood, Director General at the Institute of Economic Affairs, has written an article for The Times on the need for reform in universities. Although the rewards of attending university are not exclusively about career earnings, there is little doubt the prospect of enhanced wages are a key factor in the decisions made by school ... Continue reading
3 December 2018
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The IEA issues call for original research proposals

IEA RESEARCH
3 December 2018
Education

The IEA issues call for original research proposals

The Institute of Economic Affairs is commissioning lifestyle economics papers as part of its research output in 2019. Our lifestyle unit has been publishing research on paternalistic regulation since 2013, subjecting topical policy proposals to rigorous economic analysis to reveal the costs, benefits and unintended consequences of taxation and regulation. We have covered a wide ... Continue reading
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3 December 2018
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