Michael F. Cannon, Director of Health Policy Studies at Cato Institute,  will be joining us for the latest of our In Conversation events, an IEA series of discussions with notable figures across public life. This event will take place on Monday, 10th June from 17.30 – 19.30 at the IEA (2 Lord North Street, Westminster, (more…)

Published in 2004, The Orange Book: Reclaiming Liberalism is a collection of essays authored by eleven leading Liberal Democrats highlighting the need to reengage with the economically liberal roots of their party. Its premise is that individuals do best when they are free to make their own economic decisions. Edited by David Laws and Paul Marshall, with (more…)

Drawing from his recent book with The Institute for Economic Affairs, New Paternalism Meets Older Wisdom, Erik W. Matson will survey and critically assess recent waves of behavioural paternalism. This new paternalism has motivated similar kinds of regulations across the developed world on, for example, sugar, tobacco, and alcohol consumption. The discussion will draw out (more…)

We are delighted to invite you to a panel discussion on the economics of empire. The question of how Britain and other western nations became rich is topic of significant debate both inside and outside of academia. One of the areas of fiercest disagreement is over the role of empire in the Industrial Revolution. Was (more…)

Simon will be joining us for the latest of our In Conversation events, an IEA series of discussions with notable figures across public life. This event will take place on Thursday, 16th May from 17.30 – 19.30 at the IEA (2 Lord North Street, Westminster, London, SW1P 3LB) and will be chaired by Tom Clougherty (more…)

The IEA Book Club will be hosting an upcoming event with Lord Clement-Jones on his latest book, “Living with the Algorithm: Servant or Master?: AI Governance and Policy for the Future”. This event will take place on Thursday 23rd May from 17:30 –19:30 at the IEA Westminster offices. Chairing this event is Lord Kamall. AI (more…)

Will the Afghanistan Debacle Happen to NATO Countries Again? 1:00 -2:00 PM (Doors Open 12:30). Sandwich lunch provided. This event is fully booked. We are now operating a waiting list. The aim of this academic lunch is to briefly review NATO+ good approaches and bad approaches from 2002. In so doing the talk will look (more…)

Each year the IEA puts on a host of Sixth Form conferences across the UK. Typically, these conferences run for half-a-day and cover a broad range of topics relevant to the A-Level Economics. In the past, conferences have covered topics including inflation, housing, and government spending. Places for these conferences are allocated on a first (more…)

Are you fresh graduate and having difficulty finding a job? Are you interested in having professionals look over your CV? Or simply an alumni looking to reconnect with the IEA. We’re excited to extend an invitation to the upcoming IEA Career Talks event featuring John King, Partner at Montreux Capital Management at the IEA Westminster (more…)