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This peer–reviewed research challenges received wisdoms, questions government policies and puts forward radical free-market solutions to today’s – and tomorrow’s – economic and social problems.

Prefunded pension systems: recent developments

30 December 2016

Research

Prefunded pension systems: recent developments

Dr Kristian Niemietz

30 December 2016

IEA releases report on the benefits of pre-funded pension systems

Summary: From the mid-1990s to the onset of the financial crisis, prefunded pension systems, based on individual retirement savings accounts, … Continue reading

Disability benefits: A briefing

27 December 2016

Research

Disability benefits: A briefing

Dr Kristian Niemietz

27 December 2016

Reform of disability benefit system must be prioritised in face of an ageing population

Summary: The UK introduced its first nationwide programme of sickness benefits in 1948. It initially cost around £2 billion per … Continue reading

Balancing the economy: The hand of government or the invisible hand?

21 December 2016

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Balancing the economy: The hand of government or the invisible hand?

Len Shackleton & Diego Zuluaga

21 December 2016

UK’s current version of industrial strategy will do little to boost productivity

Summary: Despite its considerable strengths, the UK economy is seen as having a number of problems, in particular productivity which … Continue reading

Universal healthcare without the NHS

14 December 2016

Research

Universal healthcare without the NHS

Dr Kristian Niemietz

14 December 2016

Poor NHS performance is costing thousands of lives a year

Summary: Despite some relative improvements in the last fifteen years, the National Health Service remains an international laggard in terms … Continue reading

Free to Move

17 November 2016

Research

Free to Move

Philippe Legrain

17 November 2016

The costs & consequences of restrictions on migration

Summary: Immigration is perhaps the most controversial political issue in Britain today. It is a key reason why 52 per … Continue reading

Infrastructure spending & Economic Growth: A Briefing

8 November 2016

Research

Infrastructure spending & Economic Growth: A Briefing

Ryan Bourne & Diego Zuluaga

8 November 2016

IEA releases new briefing on infrastructure spending

Executive Summary: Chancellor Philip Hammond has been urged to increase government infrastructure spending to counteract any economic slowdown (demand management) … Continue reading

Hire Authority

4 November 2016

Research

Hire Authority

Dr Kristian Niemietz & Diego Zuluaga

4 November 2016

Turning statutory regulation into private regulation for the UK's taxi industry

Summary: Over the past two years, there has been a worldwide regulatory backlash against new smartphone-app-based Private Hire Vehicle (PHV) … Continue reading

Taxation, Government Spending and Economic Growth

2 November 2016

Research

Taxation, Government Spending and Economic Growth

Edited by Professor Philip Booth

2 November 2016

Abolish twenty taxes and go for growth, says IEA

Summary: Measuring taxation and government spending as a proportion of national income is beset with difficulties. However, it is clear … Continue reading

Taxation, Government Spending & Economic Growth: In Brief

2 November 2016

Research

Taxation, Government Spending & Economic Growth: In Brief

Professor Philip Booth & Ryan Bourne

2 November 2016

Abolish twenty taxes and go for growth, says IEA

Summary: • Taxation and government spending as a proportion of GDP have increased dramatically since World War I. Spending has … Continue reading

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