Dan Hannan, Eurosceptic MEP, came to IEA to speak about his new book ‘How we invented Freedom’, and ieaTV was … Continue reading “Dan Hannan on Europe’s economic future 2”

Dan Hannan, Eurosceptic MEP, came to IEA to speak about his new book ‘How we invented Freedom’, and ieaTV was … Continue reading “Dan Hannan on Europe’s economic future 1”

Panel discussion to ask whether the Eurozone crisis can be resolved and if so how.

Germany’s elections are just around the corner. But if Chancellor Merkel gets her way, there will not be much to … Continue reading “The euro: breaking the spiral of silence”

Speakers: Dr Juan E Castañeda, University of Buckingham and Editor of ‘theoldladyofthreadneedlestreet.wordpress.com’ Jamie Dannhauser, Senior UK Economist, Lombard Street Research … Continue reading “Was the euro a mistake… and does it have a future?”

Today the IEA published a monograph, The Euro: the Beginning, the Middle and…the End? Given the meeting of EU finance ministers … Continue reading “And when the music stops…”

Countries often impose extreme “temporary” policies in emergencies. In Britain, emergency rent controls, passed in 1917, were not substantially amended … Continue reading “Capital controls in Cyprus will harm growth and liberty”

The rate for travel insurance depends critically on where we go and what we do there. A hiking tour through … Continue reading “Tsipranomics: denial, sophistry, brazenness and good storytelling”

It is not austerity but the threat of insolvency that is killing peripheral economies such as Spain. Since it has … Continue reading “Bringing back the peseta won’t solve Spain’s problems”