Author: Institute of Economic Affairs

Total posts: 26

Economic Affairs

We need an entirely new approach to regulation across the financial sector which is based on transparency, market discipline and simple and stable legal frameworks

Subscribe to Economic Affairs Main articles Editorial Statement – a new beginning for Economic Affairs (pages 4–5) by Philip Booth … Continue reading “Financial Regulation: The Need for a Revolution (Vol. 32.3)”
Economic Affairs

Why neo-mercantilism is on the rise and why the principles of free trade must be defended

Subscribe to Economic Affairs Contents Main Articles The Political Economy of Protectionism by Stephen Davies (editorial) Do subsidies justify retaliatory protectionism? … Continue reading “The Political Economy of Protectionism (Volume 31.3)”
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How government failure is producing often counter-productive policy

Subscribe to Economic Affairs Contents Main Articles Environmental policy – private choice or public choice? by Richard Wellings (editorial) Climate … Continue reading “Environmental policy – private choice or public choice? (Volume 31.2)”