Back in January the IEA published a blog post by Emmanuel Comte with the title “Why Brexit was a mistake, … Continue reading “The libertarian case for Brexit – restated”

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”

The Resolution Foundation has published a report entitled Housing Outlook, written by their Research Director Lindsay Judge and their Principal … Continue reading “Review of the Resolution Foundation’s “Housing Outlook” report”

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 Editorial and Research Fellow Len Shackleton has written for The Times on plans to introduce a football regulator. Len … Continue reading “Football Regulation Will Come With Unintended Consequences”

IEA Director of Public Policy and Communications Matthew Lesh has been quoted in The i discussing Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ … Continue reading “Industrial Strategy is Not the Solution to Britain’s Economic Woes”

IEA Economics Fellow Julian Jessop has been quoted in The Times responding to the Bank of England’s decision to hold … Continue reading “Bank of England ‘Too Slow to Cut Rates’”

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”