The Institute of Economic Affairs invites you to a panel discussion on the future of aviation in the UK. Key questions will include: Does the UK need a ‘Mega Hub’ airport or will a trend towards high-frequency direct flights make the economic case for hubs obsolete? Who is best placed to decide on such matters (more…)

The Rt Hon Owen Paterson MP will be the principal guest at this IEA Political Economy Supper. He will speak on the topic of “Free markets – looking ahead”. Owen is the former Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Since leaving office, he has been a vocal critic of the green lobby, (more…)

Speakers: Iain Osborne, Group Director of Regulation, Civil Aviation Authority; Andrew Williams-Fry, Head of Regulatory Strategy & Chief Economist, Gatwick Airport; and Andrew Sentance, Senior Economic Adviser, PWC. With the Airports Commission due to publish its final report in 2015, debate continues over whether and how to meet the demand for new capacity in the (more…)

Speakers: Lynne Kiesling, Distinguished Senior Lecturer in Economics,Northwestern University; and Stephen Littlechild, Fellow in Privatisation, Regulation & Competition, Cambridge Judge Business School. The lecture will draw on experience in electricity markets across the United States to examine the extent to which vertical integration and regulation stifles the experimentation of producers and consumers. It will propose (more…)