Should a carbon tax, levied on the carbon content of fuels, be part of plans to combat global warming? Philip … Continue reading “Debate: The pros and cons of carbon taxes”

In the UK, a furore has broken out over the failure of a company called Carillion. The focus of the … Continue reading “Let’s have less PFI – by reducing the scope of the state”

At the end of last year, the IEA published Forever contemporary, its monograph commemorating the life and intellectual legacy of … Continue reading “Coase and the quest for an economics of the real world”

If markets are so great, why do firms exist at all? To a non-economist, that might seem like a bizarre … Continue reading “Uber, drills, and why the decline of ownership is a good thing”

Many think that the work of academic economists has little or no relevance to real world problems. Yet the insights … Continue reading “Solving the housing crisis: the economics of Ronald Coase might have some answers”

Nobel-Prize-winning economist Ronald Coase died in 2013 at the grand age of 102. The two contributions for which he is … Continue reading “Ronald Coase: as relevant as ever”

In this film, shown at the IEA’s 60th Anniversary Gala, we celebrate those who have been part of the IEA’s … Continue reading “IEA at 60 – Roll of Honour”

The late Professor Ronald Coase made huge contributions to the development of economics over 75 years. From his paper on … Continue reading “Mark Pennington on The Influence of Coase on Economic Policy – The Next 50 Years”

Ronald Coase, who has died aged 102, won the Nobel prize for economic sciences in 1991 for his work in … Continue reading “Ronald Coase obituary”