This week the IEA published a new study I wrote, looking at the extraordinary social experiment of lockdown and what … Continue reading “Lessons from lockdown for (anti-)alcohol policy”

Summary According to a popular theory in public health, limiting the availability, affordability and advertising of alcohol reduces per capita … Continue reading “Lockdown Lessons in Health Economics: The case of alcohol”

When minimum unit pricing was introduced in Scotland in May 2018, it became illegal to sell alcohol for less than … Continue reading “An evaluation of Scotland’s minimum alcohol pricing experiment”

Christopher Snowdon, IEA Head of Lifestyle Economics, has been quoted by the Daily Mail following news that a ‘soda tax’ … Continue reading “The failure of Seattle’s ‘soda tax’ is resounding”

Christopher Snowdon, IEA Head of Lifestyle Economics, has commented in the Daily Mail on the government’s aim to ban single-use … Continue reading “The banning of plastic sauce sachets is emblematic of our over-regulated economy”

Mark Littlewood, IEA Director General, has written his column in The Times on the ineffectiveness of sugar taxes, highlighting their … Continue reading “Sugar taxes have a poor track record in tackling obesity”

Sam Collins, IEA Senior Advisor to the Director General, has commented for the Daily Express on the need to cut … Continue reading “Sin taxes must be cut to ameliorate rising living costs”

Christopher Snowdon, the IEA’s Head of Lifestyle Economics, has commented in The Express on New Zealand’s decision to introduce rules … Continue reading “New Zealand’s cigarette ban will only serve to fuel illegality”

Christopher Snowdon, Head of Lifestyle Economics at the IEA, has written an article for City AM on a recent study … Continue reading “Sin taxes fall heaviest on those who can least afford them”