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The regulation of child labour, or economic sanctions and trade boycotts against countries where child labour is prevalent, may lead … Continue reading

European Employment Regulation Hits the Most Vulnerable

25 September 2005

Labour Market

European Employment Regulation Hits the Most Vulnerable

25 September 2005

A new study suggests the young, those nearing retirement age and the unemployed are most likely to be harmed by employment regulation

The young, those nearing retirement age and the unemployed suffer from the strict labour market regulation that exists in most … Continue reading

End Growth In Power Of Employment Tribunals

17 November 2002

Labour Market

End Growth In Power Of Employment Tribunals

17 November 2002

Applications to employment tribunals have nearly trebled in the last decade and are now running at well over 100,000 a … Continue reading

Better off on benefits: state blamed for UK’s lazy unemployment cycle

13 October 2010

Labour Market

Better off on benefits: state blamed for UK’s lazy unemployment cycle

13 October 2010

Prof Philip Booth appears on Russia Today

Prof Philip Booth is interviewed for Russia Today on what the state needs to do to reduce long-term unemployment and … Continue reading

Appropriate pay levels ‘can only be determined by the open market’

23 October 2010

Labour Market

Appropriate pay levels ‘can only be determined by the open market’

23 October 2010

IEA Chairman Prof David Myddelton appears on BBC Radio 5 Live's Stephen Nolan programme

In a week where Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney signs a five year contract for (allegedly) double his previous weekly … Continue reading

“Total madness” of 21-hour working week

12 February 2010

Labour Market

“Total madness” of 21-hour working week

12 February 2010

Mark Littlewood debates with the New Economics Foundation on Radio 4's Today Programme

A New Economics Foundation report argues that a 21-hour working week could be inevitable. It suggests that a much shorter … Continue reading

When Paternalism Meets Bogus Economics (web publication)

10 March 2010

Research

When Paternalism Meets Bogus Economics (web publication)

Kristian Niemietz

10 March 2010

A critique of the New Economic Foundation's 21 hours report

In the thirtieth IEA Current Controversies Paper, Kristian Niemietz critiques 21 hours, a report from the New Economics Foundation (NEF). … Continue reading

IEA Labour Market.

Unemployment and the minimum wage: the government cannot escape responsibility

Unemployment and the minimum wage: the government cannot escape responsibility

New research shows discrimination is not causing the gender pay gap

New research shows discrimination is not causing the gender pay gap

Regulation not the answer to child labour

Regulation not the answer to child labour

European Employment Regulation Hits the Most Vulnerable

European Employment Regulation Hits the Most Vulnerable

End Growth In Power Of Employment Tribunals

End Growth In Power Of Employment Tribunals

Better off on benefits: state blamed for UK’s lazy unemployment cycle

Better off on benefits: state blamed for UK’s lazy unemployment cycle

Appropriate pay levels ‘can only be determined by the open market’

Appropriate pay levels ‘can only be determined by the open market’

“Total madness” of 21-hour working week

“Total madness” of 21-hour working week

When Paternalism Meets Bogus Economics (web publication)

When Paternalism Meets Bogus Economics (web publication)

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