Research by former IEA Academic and Research Director Philip Booth has been quoted in an Interactive Investor article analysing possible … Continue reading “Universal Pension Tax Relief ‘Devoid of Any Economic Rationale’”

IEA Editorial and Research Fellow Len Shackleton has been quoted in The Daily Telegraph highlighting some of the difficult choices … Continue reading “Tough Choices Inevitable in Any Welfare Reforms”

‘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”

Wealth Generation: How to boost income mobility in the UK, new IEA research arguing that regulatory restrictions on housing and … Continue reading “Housing Crisis is Undermining Social Mobility”

Britain’s restrictive planning system and occupational licensing rules hurt the worst-off. House prices could be over one-third lower without restrictive … Continue reading “Housing shortage holding back social mobility, says new IEA report”

New research by IEA Director of Public Policy and Communications Matthew Lesh has been featured in The Daily Express. The … Continue reading “Red Tape Powering Cost-of-Living Surge”

Contents Summary Red tape significantly contributes to the higher cost of living in the United Kingdom. The Consumer Price Index … Continue reading “Graphic Content: How Red Tape is Fuelling the Cost of Living Crisis”

Since 2000, sectors with heavy state intervention have experienced large price rises while competitive markets have experienced price falls. Average … Continue reading “Red tape has fuelled the cost of living crisis, argues new IEA paper”

IEA Communications Officer Reem Ibrahim concerns over a growing ageing population have been voiced in CapX where she argued that … Continue reading “It is not wrong to encourage work – even for the elderly”