Reacting to the latest inflation figures, Julian Jessop, Economics Fellow at the Institute of Economic Affairs said: “The news that … Continue reading “Good news on inflation comes with some big caveats”

This article was first published on  ConservativeHome following the original version on IEA Insider The existing economic framework of the … Continue reading “Regional economic disparities across the UK are proof of a failure of policy”

  Freeports strategy in the UK is insufficient, adding more bureaucracy and red tape for short term political gain instead … Continue reading “Create a new Hong Kong in the UK, economist argues”

In 1992, the economist Gary Becker received the Nobel Prize for extending economic analysis to spheres of human behaviour previously … Continue reading “The history of dating – ‘it’s the economy, stupid’ (Part 1)”

Today, Ticketmaster announced that it will close its two secondary ticket resale sites, SeatWave and Get Me In. From October, … Continue reading “Restricting ticket resale is economic illiteracy”

Should the UK remain in the European Union, or would we be better off out? Patrick Minford, Professor of Applied … Continue reading “Should Britain Leave the EU?”

Dr David Skarbek, lecturer in Political Economy at King’s College London and author of The Social Order of the Underworld, … Continue reading “THINK – Economics of Prison Gangs”

Dr Steve Davies, Educational Director at the IEA, looks at organised sport, and how they have overcome economic and social … Continue reading “THINK – The Economics of Sport”

There are some ideas that keep on coming back, even though they are foolish and have always had bad results … Continue reading “Why we’d end up paying more for rent controls”