The IEA is proud to announce our newest project – The Paragon Initiative. Over the next five years the IEA … Continue reading “The Paragon Initiative – An Introduction”

The FT’s Martin Wolf weighs in on ‘Why inequality is such a drag on economies’. This is the question that … Continue reading “Chicken and egg inequality”

In this interview, Professor Richard Epstein assesses the impact of Thomas Piketty’s recent bestseller, Capitalism in the Twenty-First Century, on … Continue reading “Richard Epstein interview on Piketty”

A recent IEA student/teachers’ workshop featured sessions led by Dr Mark Pennington on “Environmentalists: Nice but Wrong?”; Dr Stephen Davies … Continue reading “Trade, Trade Connections & History”

The battle of the generations is raging. Did the Baby Boomers have an easier life? Or are the cosseted members … Continue reading “Phoney war between the generations masks worrying lack of reform”

The current approach adopted by the international development community to guarantee education for all (EFA) across the developing world can … Continue reading “Education for all: a polycentric approach”

Patrick McLoughlin and Michael Gove are competent and well-thought-of Secretaries of State. As Conservatives, they presumably assert from time to … Continue reading “Why does the government create monopolies?”

Michael Gove is one of those reforming politicians who galvanises support by polarising opinion. In the media frenzy surrounding the announcement of … Continue reading “A solution to the dilemma of Key Stage 4 exams reform”

Evidence from history and the present day, from both home and abroad, shows that there is no conflict between the … Continue reading “Freedom is the missing ingredient in education”