Order on Amazon or request a review copy from media@iea.org.uk Introduction The popular mind today is haunted by the images … Continue reading “Apocalypse Next: The Economics of Global Catastrophic Risks”

We are saddened to hear of the death of Sir Samuel Brittan, a long-standing friend of the Institute of Economic … Continue reading “Sir Samuel Brittan, R.I.P.”

Covid–19 has done more than cause a medical and economic crisis. It is provoking a major reorientation of the foreign … Continue reading “Post-coronavirus, how should the West approach China?”

State welfare systems do not change in a fundamental way very often. When they do, it is often in the … Continue reading “The pandemic will shake up the welfare state – and UBI will be a central part of the debate”

There are features of our way of life and some of our economic systems that make outbreaks like Covid-19 more … Continue reading “How fragile systems worsened the impact of COVID-19”

The world of academia may seem remote from everyday politics. But it would be wrong to conclude that the arguments … Continue reading “It’s time to end the left-wing monopoly on British campuses”

In every period of history, there are some ideas that are generally accepted. People who disagree about most things will … Continue reading “Sometimes, smart people make the worst leaders”

Today, Ticketmaster announced that it will close its two secondary ticket resale sites, SeatWave and Get Me In. From October, … Continue reading “Restricting ticket resale is economic illiteracy”

Given recent events and the continuing travails of the world economy, widely seen as having their origins in the financial … Continue reading “What will drive the future of banking?”