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Introduction The Road to Socialism and Back: An Economic History of Poland, 1939-2019 documents the results of this experiment. We … Continue reading “The Road to Socialism and Back: An Economic History of Poland, 1939-2019”

Summary Technological development in recent decades has created serious challenges for the newspaper trade. It has been claimed that some … Continue reading “Pressing Matters: A summary of two papers on payments from platforms to publishers”

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Contents Listen Foreword The maintenance of criminal investigative and prosecutorial processes that are wholly independent of Government lies at the … Continue reading “Fraud Focus: Is the Serious Fraud Office fit for purpose?”

Summary The internet has challenged the traditional news publisher business model by increasing competition for audiences and advertising revenue. Publishers … Continue reading “Breaking the News: Should digital platforms be required to fund news publishers?”

Summary While the loose European monetary policy and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are major drivers of inflation and the cost-of-living … Continue reading “Tackling Europe’s cost of living crisis”

Contents Listen Subscribe to the IEA Publications podcast feed on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or your chosen podcast provider. Summary Meat production has grown … Continue reading “Bangers and Cash: Cutting red tape to put Britain at the centre of the cultivated meat revolution”