IEA Head of Lifestyle Economics Christopher Snowdon has written for The Critic discussing the government’s impact assessment for the proposed … Continue reading “Assessment Failed”

IEA Communications Officer Harrison Griffiths has written for CapX praising Germany’s decision to decriminalise recreational cannabis. Harrison wrote: “After Colorado … Continue reading “Germany Takes Giant Step Towards Ending the War on Drugs”

Erik Matson, Mercatus Center Senior Research Fellow and author of new IEA research on paternalism and behavioural economics has written … Continue reading “New Paternalism, Same Old Problems”

Contents Introductory Remarks In recent decades, economics and related policy sciences have taken what might be called a ‘behavioural turn’. … Continue reading “New Paternalism Meets Older Wisdom”

‘Nudge’ policies impose the preferences of politicians onto unsuspecting individuals. Policies aimed at ‘nudging’ lifestyle decisions make paternalistic assumptions on … Continue reading “Government’s ‘Nudge’ Tactics Undermine Personal Choice, Argues New IEA Book”

Research by IEA Head of Lifestyle Economics Christopher Snowdon has been referenced in a Scottish Daily Mail article reporting that … Continue reading “Advertising Ban Will Have Little Impact on Alcohol Consumption”

IEA Head of Lifestyle Economics Christopher Snowdon has written for ConservativeHome responding to Steve Brine MP’s claim that the proposed … Continue reading “Support for Smoking Ban is Paper-Thin”

IEA Head of Lifestyle Economics Christopher Snowdon has been quoted in The Guardian criticising the government’s proposed generational tobacco ban. … Continue reading “Government Tobacco Ban ‘Discriminatory and Infantilising’”

IEA Head of Lifestyle Economics Christopher Snowdon has commented on a campaign urging Nestle to sell less chocolate in The … Continue reading “Private Companies Do Not Control What People Eat”