- Jul
- 17
A discussion with the creator of the Laffer curve
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17/07/2014
11:00
Renowned American economist Dr. Art Laffer leads a lunchtime discussion looking at international economic and fiscal trends. Laffer will examine what is driving governments to increase excise taxes and the impact of these increases on government revenue, consumer demand and private sector growth. Recognized by Time Magazine in 1999 as one of “The Great Minds (more…)
Venue: Brunel & Smeaton Rooms, One Great George Street, London, SW1P 3AA
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- Jul
- 8
Roger Koppl delivers and occasional lecture
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08/07/2014
17:30
The financial crash exposed the limits of modern macro-economics. Neo-classical and new-Keynesian models did not predict the crash or the depth of the slump that followed. The missing ingredient in many economic theories is a proper theory of “confidence”. Keynes’s “animal spirits” matter, but economists have been vague about how and why. The crash and (more…)
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- Jun
- 25
Professor John B. Taylor speaks on Policy uncertainty and economic growth
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25/06/2014
17:30
The Institute of Economic Affairs and CQS are pleased to invite you to the Annual IEA Hayek Memorial Lecture. The lecture will be delivered by Professor John B. Taylor, speaking on the subject “Policy uncertainty and economic growth – lessons from the Great Recession for the US and UK” Lecture (6:30pm for) 6:45pm – 8:15pm (more…)
Venue: Church House Conference Centre, Westminster, London SW1P 3NZ
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Church House Conference Centre, Westminster, London SW1P 3NZ
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- Jun
- 24
A panel discussion
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24/06/2014
14:00
Catholic social teaching seeks to provide guidance on, amongst other things, the appropriate role of the state in economic life. Pope Benedict XVI’s social encyclical, Caritas in veritate, prompted an important discussion after the financial crash about the role of ethics in business. This discussion united many who disagreed on a range of other issues. (more…)
Venue: IEA, 2 Lord North Street, London, SW1 (door on Great Peter Street)
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- Jun
- 19
An IEA Political Economy Supper with Richard Dowden, Director, Royal Africa Society
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19/06/2014
17:30
Richard Dowden is the Director of the Royal African Society. He was formerly the Africa editor for The Economist newspaper. Richard became director of the Royal African Society in 2002, following a long career as a journalist with a focus on Africa. His first two years on the continent, as a volunteer teacher in Uganda, (more…)
Venue: IEA, 2 Lord North Street, London, SW1 (door on Great Peter Street)
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- Jun
- 19
An IEA Breakfast discussing Piketty
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19/06/2014
07:45
Richard A. Epstein, Peter and Kirsten Bedford Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Laurence A. Tisch Professor of Law at New York University, and senior lecturer at the University of Chicago, researches and writes on a broad range of constitutional, economic, historical, and philosophical subjects. He has taught administrative law, antitrust law, communications law, constitutional (more…)
Venue: IEA, 2 Lord North Street, London, SW1 (door on Great Peter Street)
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- Jun
- 18
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18/06/2014
17:30
PLEASE NOTE: This event is now oversubscribed. A waiting list is in operation. There is much excitement in libertarian circles about bitcoin and other private electronic monies. There has also been discussion in the press about the potential for scandal, fraud and the use of such media in money laundering. None of the electronic monies (more…)
Venue: IEA, 2 Lord North Street, London, SW1 (door on Great Peter Street)
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- Jun
- 12
Hugh Pym speaks on his new book
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12/06/2014
17:30
Hugh Pym is Chief Economics Correspondent for the BBC and one of only a handful of broadcast correspondents to have covered the financial crisis from its origins in 2007 to the present. Hugh will speak about his new book “Inside the Banking Crisis: The Untold Story”. The UK economy is still bearing the scars of (more…)
Venue: IEA, 2 Lord North Street, London, SW1 (door on Great Peter Street)
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- Jun
- 11
An IEA Breakfast to discuss the future of the BBC
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11/06/2014
07:30
A breakfast roundtable to discuss the BBC, its future sustainability, and the recent proposals for decriminalising non-payment of licence fee. Key speakers include: John Whittingdale OBE MP, Chairman, Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee David Elstein, Chairman of openDemocracy.net and the Broadcasting Policy Group, former head of programming at Sky and CEO at Channel 5 (more…)
Venue: IEA, 2 Lord North Street, London, SW1 (door on Great Peter Street)
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- Jun
- 5
Ben Powell speaks on his new book
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05/06/2014
17:30
This book provides a comprehensive defense of third-world sweatshops. It explains how these sweatshops provide the best available opportunity to workers and how they play an important role in the process of development that eventually leads to better wages and working conditions. Using economic theory, the author argues that much of what the anti-sweatshop movement (more…)
Venue: IEA, 2 Lord North Street, London, SW1 (door on Great Peter Street)
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