The IEA was delighted to host a panel discussion on ‘Plan A+: Creating a prosperous post-Brexit UK’. The opportunity before the UK as a result of Brexit is a great one: but if the UK squanders it, what has been described as the ‘new normal’ of limited economic growth could prevail, with an EU system ... Continue reading
The Institute of Economic Affairs was delighted to host acclaimed US author Professor Bryan Caplan for our 2019 Hayek Memorial Lecture. The acclaimed author of The Myth of the Rational Voter – hailed as ‘the best political book of the year’ by the New York Times – will unveil his latest project, POVERTY – Who’s ... Continue reading
The Institute of Economic Affairs' Director General Mark Littlewood addressing the Democratic Unionist Party Conference on the main stage, to discuss “Next Generation Broadcasting” alongside Gregory Campbell MP.... Continue reading
Professor Philip Booth, Senior Academic Fellow at the IEA, speaks to an audience at the 2018 Ideas Exchange about why, despite the headlines, the world is getting better all the time.... Continue reading
Renowned author Matt Ridley gave 2018's Hayek Memorial Lecture. Matt’s books – which include The Rational Optimist and The Evolution of Everything – have sold over a million copies and been translated into 31 languages. His TED talk “When Ideas Have Sex” has been viewed more than two million times. During his distinguished career, he’s ... Continue reading
On our podcast this week, we're joined by Sophie Sandor, an independent filmmaker and education expert, and Madeline Grant, Editorial Manager at the Institute of Economic Affairs. Interviewed by the IEA's Digital Manager Darren Grimes, Sophie and Madeline take a look at state education in Britain - which currently operates in a near monopoly for ... Continue reading
STREAM the full podcast here. DOWNLOAD the briefing for free here. This year, Saturday November 10th is Equal Pay Day - the day the Fawcett Society calculates that women, on average, essentially start working for free, because of the gender pay gap. But Office for National Statistics calculated just a few weeks back that the pay ... Continue reading
It was almost exactly 200 years ago that David Ricardo first outlined the principle of comparative advantage that helped lay the groundwork for repealing the corn laws here in Britain, and the free-trading consensus that later emerged. But free trade is coming under attack around the world - since the FC especially, tariffs and protectionism ... Continue reading
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