Trade, Development, and Immigration

The John Templeton Foundation has announced the winners in its What Works in Enterprise-Based Solutions to Poverty grant competition

A $500,000 grant was awarded to the Mercatus Center at George Mason University and its partners, the South Africa-based Free Market Foundation … Continue reading “IEA participates in new study of enterprise-based solutions to African poverty”
Government and Institutions

In a new study published by the IEA, former Chief Economic Advisor to the Treasury, Sir Alan Budd, argues that Britain's ERM experience paved the way to a low inflation, low unemployment economy

ERM had positive impact on UK economy claims leading economist Britain’s membership of the ERM had a highly positive long-term … Continue reading “Britain Benefited from ERM Experience Argues Sir Alan Budd”
Welfare

Leading economist Tim Congdon has attacked the notion that there is a savings gap in the UK pensions system in an article published today in Economic Affairs

Commentators and trade bodies, from Adair Turner to the Association of British Insurers (ABI), have argued that the British people … Continue reading “Leading Economist Argues: ‘There is no pensions savings gap’”
Trade, Development, and Immigration

Economist Diane Coyle challenges many widely held assumptions about immigration.

In an article published today in the IEA’s journal Economic Affairs, economist Diane Coyle challenges many widely held assumptions about … Continue reading “Immigration brings economic benefits says leading economist”