Sixth Form Conferences
Every year we travel across the UK holding FREE Economics Conferences for A-Level and IB students.
You can find out more information about our 2021-22 conferences here.
For more information please contact Brittany Davis at [email protected]
Teacher Seminars
If you are an A-Level Economics teacher, you may be interested in attending our next FREE Teacher Seminar to hear from economists and professors on topical issues and how they are related to the A-Level Economics Syllabi.
This year’s seminar will be on 10th November on Economics in a post-covid world. Topics will include:
-Reset or re-double [down]: globalisation post-covid
-Free movement of goods, services, and people post-covid
Please contact [email protected] for more details and to save your place.
Oxbridge Training Day
If you’re interested in attending Oxford or Cambridge, then you could benefit from our day of insight and information about Oxbridge life as we provide valuable advice on personal statements, interview dos and don’ts and topics worth investigating before your interview.
Our next Oxbridge Training Day will take place via zoom on 28th September 2021. Details for this will be released soon, however you can click here to register and reserve your spot. To view the 2020 schedule click here
To find out more, please email [email protected]
Economics Thought Leaders Symposium (ETLS)
We will be announcing the details for the 2022 conference soon!
The ETLS is an annual three-day residential symposium bringing together some of the brightest young minds. Senior undergraduates and postgraduates are invited to apply and, for those offered a place, it is entirely free to attend – there is no charge for accommodation, food or materials.
The ETLS is jointly hosted by The Vinson Centre for the Public Understanding of Economics and Entrepreneurship at the University of Buckingham and the Institute of Economic Affairs. It ook place at the University of Buckingham from Wednesday 8th September to Friday 10th September 2021. The final day will be at the IEA in Westminster. Participants will have transport provided from Buckingham to London on the morning of 10th September.
The theme for the 2021 programme is the Future of Economic Thinking. Participants will be given the opportunity to hear from some of the top classical liberal academics in the UK and to discuss new frontiers in education, trade policy, money, and technology. There will also be an in-depth discussion on the history of economic thought and well as the opportunity to meet like-minded students. Participants will be studying or will have recently economics, politics or other social science disciplines. Speakers include Professor James Tooley, Dr Steven Davies, and Lord Dan Hannan among others.
THINK 2021
THINK, an annual event organised by the IEA, is the top economics conference for 16-25-year-olds in the UK and will be taking place again on Saturday 26th June 2021.
Freedom Week
Freedom Week is an annual, one-week seminar which teaches students about classical liberalism and free-market economics, and it’s entirely free to attend – there is no charge for accommodation, food, tuition or materials.
Alumni Events
Every year we have a get together of IEA Alumni for the chance to hear what the IEA has been doing, about our future plans and for you to let us know about your own plans and achievements. It’s also a great opportunity to meet up again with the people you met on the Summer Programme or at Freedom Week, while an IEA intern or at one of our events or conferences. You can also meet new people who share your interest in the ideas and principles the IEA explores and advocates.
To find out more, please email [email protected].