IEA Director of Public Policy and Communications Matthew Lesh has written for City AM discussing the government’s new proposals to … Continue reading “No Easy Answers to Worklessness”

IEA Editorial and Research Fellow Len Shackleton has written for CapX criticising the Labour Party’s pledge to revive nationwide sectoral … Continue reading “Don’t Revive ‘Anti-Competitive’ Sectoral Bargaining”

George Mason University Assistant Professor of Economics Vincent Geloso has written for CapX discussing new IEA research he co-authored which … Continue reading “Liberalise Planning and the Labour Market to Boost Social Mobility”

Wealth Generation: How to boost income mobility in the UK, new IEA research arguing that regulatory restrictions on housing and … Continue reading “Housing Crisis is Undermining Social Mobility”

Summary Many argue that income mobility is declining. This applies to all types of income mobility (relative and absolute; intergenerational … Continue reading “Wealth Generation: How to Boost Income Mobility in the UK”

Britain’s restrictive planning system and occupational licensing rules hurt the worst-off. House prices could be over one-third lower without restrictive … Continue reading “Housing shortage holding back social mobility, says new IEA report”

IEA Head of Lifestyle Economics Christopher Snowdon has been quoted in The Daily Mail responding to a Doctor’s claim that … Continue reading “The Value of Work Can’t be Discovered Without Markets”

New research by IEA Director of Public Policy and Communications Matthew Lesh has been featured in The Daily Express. The … Continue reading “Red Tape Powering Cost-of-Living Surge”

Contents Summary Red tape significantly contributes to the higher cost of living in the United Kingdom. The Consumer Price Index … Continue reading “Graphic Content: How Red Tape is Fuelling the Cost of Living Crisis”