IEA Past Events

This talk details how charter cities — new cities with new rules — are an idea whose time has come. Charter cities can help grapple with the twin challenges of rapid urbanization combined with poor governance across many cities in the Global South this century. Charter cities create pockets of economic freedom that enable these (more…)

What is ‘the right’, and what should it stand for? With the election now behind us, the Institute of Economic Affairs welcomes you to a panel and drinks reception on the future of the right. Join us for an engaging evening, our panel will delve into the evolving landscape of right-wing politics. Our panel will (more…)

Pax Economica: Left-Wing Visions of a Free Trade World with Marc-William Palen (1 July, 17:30 – 20:00) Marc-William Palen is a historian at the University of Exeter. His new book, Pax Economica: Left-Wing Visions of a Free Trade World (Princeton University Press), was published in April in the UK, and has been named among the year’s (more…)

The Institute of Economic Affairs is delighted to host a Food for Thought discussion lunch featuring Dr. John Endres, who will speak on the State of Free Markets and Liberalism in South Africa. This event will take place on Thursday, June 13th, at the IEA office in Westminster. Doors will open at 12:30 PM, with (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…)

Predatory pricing by a dominant firm is prohibited under most competition law jurisdictions including the EU and the US. In addition to that, there are several explanations on why a firm may choose to sacrifice current profits for a future gain which help in understanding the test for predatory pricing assessment in the US and (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…)

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…)

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…)