31 March 2020
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Why we can't all work from home
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10 March 2020
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Analysing Britain's regulatory burden
10 March 2020
1 February 2020
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A critique of paternalism
1 February 2020
26 January 2020
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In January 2020, the Shadow Monetary Policy Committee (SMPC) voted by six votes to three to keep Bank rate at 0.75%. But six of those who voted had a bias to raise rates in the next few months. The majority view to keep rates at 0.75% was based on signs that the UK economy faltered ... Continue reading
26 January 2020
31 December 2019
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Why banning energy drinks doesn't make sense
31 December 2019
29 December 2019
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The idea of a Universal Basic Income (UBI) is currently the subject of much interest and discussion in the UK, with support and opposition from several parts of the political spectrum. Although currently modish this is actually an idea that has been around for a long time and was first formulated over two centuries ago. ... Continue reading
29 December 2019
11 December 2019
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This short paper, originally published by the IEA in August 2018, was revised, expanded and re-released to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. The Mirage of Democratic Socialism reiterates the classical liberal critique of socialism. It does so in a format which is slightly unusual for IEA publications, namely ... Continue reading
11 December 2019
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9 December 2019
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Actual and perceived problems associated with privatised utilities have led to some public disenchantment with these businesses. Polls suggest that there is a popular majority for renationalising them, and there is some cross-party support for this. Examination of these industries suggests grounds for concern over aspects of their recent operation. However, other criticisms are not ... Continue reading
9 December 2019
29 November 2019
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Innovation is a very important source of economic growth. It increases productivity and creates wealth by freeing up resources to be used for other activity and hence more output. Despite its economic importance, innovation is still not fully understood and is difficult to predict. In pre-modern societies, institutions and practices worked against innovation. Their main ... Continue reading
29 November 2019
14 November 2019
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This study calculates how much UK foreign aid was spent (in 2018 prices) on lifestyle interventions targeting smoking, drinking, eating and sedentary behaviour.UK taxpayers spent £44.6million on ‘nanny state’ foreign aid projects between 2005 and 2018, spread over 35 projects in 47 countries. The three biggest recipients were China (£7.9million), India (£2.2 million) and Colombia ... Continue reading
14 November 2019