Airport take-off and landing slots are currently allocated to airlines on an arbitrary basis, even at the most congested airports … Continue reading “End Uncertainty Over Ownership of Airport Slots says new IEA paper”

Members of the Shadow Monetary Policy Committee, a group of distinguished economists that meets quarterly at the Institute of Economic … Continue reading “SMPC Calls on Bank of England to Reconsider Its Approach to Monetary Policy”

The recent Pensions Green Paper has recognised that the tax system for pensioners is so complex that it discourages saving … Continue reading “Simplifying the Taxation of Pensions”

Expansion of Heathrow and Gatwick might not be necessary if a proper charging structure were in place claims influential senior … Continue reading “Airport Expansion Questioned”

Crime has fallen over the last ten years because of economic factors, a sustained fall in the proportion of young … Continue reading “Ethics and morals important determinants of crime too”

It would be ‘strongly against Britain’s economic interests to join EMU as it is constituted and planned’, says Professor Patrick … Continue reading “Don’t Join the Euro, Says New IEA Paper”

Market reforms have worked well in central and eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, argues Professor Leszek Balcerowicz, President … Continue reading “Balcerowicz: rapid and radical reformers done best”

Applications to employment tribunals have nearly trebled in the last decade and are now running at well over 100,000 a … Continue reading “End Growth In Power Of Employment Tribunals”

Students, who benefit from higher education, should pay the full costs, according to Professor Edward J. Mishan, formerly of the … Continue reading “University Students Should Pay Full Costs of Their Education”