Commenting on the latest ONS GDP data, Julian Jessop, Economics Fellow at free market think tank the Institute of Economic … Continue reading “GDP data strengthen the case for monetary tightening, says IEA economist”

Julian Jessop, IEA Economics Fellow, has commented in the Mail on calls for an inquiry into why the Bank of … Continue reading “Parliament should investigate why the BoE failed to predict inflation”

In a recent book review on money mechanics, I briefly critiqued Modern Monetary Theory (MMT). The central problem with it, … Continue reading “How Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) gets resource constraints wrong”

Julian Jessop, IEA Economics Fellow, has commented for the Daily Express on the possibility that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine may … Continue reading “Russia’s invasion of Ukraine may have “indirect effects” on UK inflation, warns IEA economist”

Julian Jessop, IEA Economics Fellow, has commented in The Guardian on Andrew Bailey’s (Governor of the Bank of England) assertion … Continue reading “Andrew Bailey is wrong to blame workers for inflation”

Julian Jessop, IEA Economics Fellow, has written for The Spectator on the ONS’s decision to change the way inflation is … Continue reading “ONS’s inflation measurement is changing, but the outcome may be unexpected”

Christopher Snowdon, IEA Head of Lifestyle Economics, has written a piece for City AM detailing his thoughts on the causes … Continue reading “Rising inflation is the result of ill-considered monetary policy”

Julian Jessop, IEA Economics Fellow, has commented in The Telegraph on the causes of the UK’s current spike in inflation, … Continue reading “Cheap money is to blame for rising inflation, warns IEA economist”

The IEA’s Shadow Monetary Policy Committee has been referenced in The Telegraph by Tim Congdon, who is a member of … Continue reading “A monetarist analysis of the Bank of England’s grim inflation predictions”