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When market failure attracts rent-seekers

28 January 2022
Energy and Environment

When market failure attracts rent-seekers

Bruno Prior
28 January 2022
Market failures are not simply outcomes you do not like. They are institutional inefficiencies such as externalities (where a proportion … Continue reading “When market failure attracts rent-seekers”

The CF Industries bailout is a terrible folly

23 September 2021
Energy and Environment

The CF Industries bailout is a terrible folly

Andy Mayer
23 September 2021
In 2009, Liz Truss, then Deputy Director of the Reform think tank, now Foreign Secretary, wrote about green technology: “Vast … Continue reading “The CF Industries bailout is a terrible folly”

The government’s ‘temporary’ energy price cap is bad economics

19 October 2017
Energy and Environment

The government’s ‘temporary’ energy price cap is bad economics

Bruno Prior
19 October 2017
The UK government has published its proposed legislation to implement a temporary cap on domestic energy prices. Those encouraged by … Continue reading “The government’s ‘temporary’ energy price cap is bad economics”

Six policies Prime Minister May should embrace to revitalise growth

12 July 2016
Government and Institutions

Six policies Prime Minister May should embrace to revitalise growth

Ryan Bourne
12 July 2016
Predictably, those who demand more government spending both when the economy is doing well and badly are calling for increases … Continue reading “Six policies Prime Minister May should embrace to revitalise growth”

ESFL conference speech: Why free-marketeers have the best solutions to poverty

30 October 2015
Energy and Environment

ESFL conference speech: Why free-marketeers have the best solutions to poverty

Kristian Niemietz
30 October 2015
On 10 October 2015, European Students for Liberty held their London Regional Conference. The IEA’s Kristian Niemietz gave a presentation on … Continue reading “ESFL conference speech: Why free-marketeers have the best solutions to poverty”

Environmentalism, nuclear power and the end of competitive energy markets

23 October 2013

Environmentalism, nuclear power and the end of competitive energy markets

Carlo Stagnaro
23 October 2013
The British government has just given the green light to the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station in Somerset. The … Continue reading “Environmentalism, nuclear power and the end of competitive energy markets”

Freeing the poor from the cost of environmentalism

4 February 2013

Freeing the poor from the cost of environmentalism

Kristian Niemietz
4 February 2013
Even in its current shackled and constrained form, modern capitalism still has a lot to show for it. One of … Continue reading “Freeing the poor from the cost of environmentalism”

Running out of steam?

6 November 2012

Running out of steam?

Philip Booth
6 November 2012
Let us set aside the argument about whether global warming is a serious threat that we can address through Government … Continue reading “Running out of steam?”

A Promethean tragedy: the ultimate green economy

12 June 2011

A Promethean tragedy: the ultimate green economy

G. R. Steele
12 June 2011
The decision to abandon nuclear power will increase Germany’s short-term dependency upon fossil fuel as it engages with long-term aspirations … Continue reading “A Promethean tragedy: the ultimate green economy”

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