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On inequality, the BBC’s headline doesn’t line up with the facts

14 May 2019
Society and Culture

On inequality, the BBC’s headline doesn’t line up with the facts

Christopher Snowdon
14 May 2019
Imagine if a sports journalist regularly described Sergio Agüero as a Manchester United player and insisted that West Bromwich Albion … Continue reading “On inequality, the BBC’s headline doesn’t line up with the facts”

Everything the left thinks it knows about inequality is wrong

5 April 2018
Economic Theory

Everything the left thinks it knows about inequality is wrong

Ryan Bourne
5 April 2018
Listen to the Dear Leader Jeremy Corbyn and his fellow travellers, and one would think that economic inequality in the … Continue reading “Everything the left thinks it knows about inequality is wrong”

Oxfam would rather make us all poorer than feed the world

22 January 2018
Government and Institutions

Oxfam would rather make us all poorer than feed the world

Mark Littlewood
22 January 2018
In the film Groundhog Day, the protagonist is trapped in an infinite time-loop, constantly repeating the same experiences over and … Continue reading “Oxfam would rather make us all poorer than feed the world”

Standard socialist fallacies #2: “Ability is power”

11 December 2017
Economic Theory

Standard socialist fallacies #2: “Ability is power”

Jamie Whyte
11 December 2017
I have a friend in New Zealand, whose real name isn’t Tim, and who is unusually witty. This gives Tim … Continue reading “Standard socialist fallacies #2: “Ability is power””

Oxfam is more interested in eradicating wealth than in eradicating poverty

3 May 2017
Government and Institutions

Oxfam is more interested in eradicating wealth than in eradicating poverty

Philip Booth and Ben Southwood
3 May 2017
Oxfam began as the Oxford Committee for Famine Relief. It still does valuable disaster relief work today, but it often … Continue reading “Oxfam is more interested in eradicating wealth than in eradicating poverty”

Want a more equal society? Be careful what you wish for

21 February 2017
Economic Theory

Want a more equal society? Be careful what you wish for

Ryan Bourne
21 February 2017
Consider this thought experiment. You have been transported back to 1912 and have the power to change the course of … Continue reading “Want a more equal society? Be careful what you wish for”

Oxfam’s inequality fabrications

14 September 2016
Tax and Fiscal Policy

Oxfam’s inequality fabrications

Chris Snowdon
14 September 2016
Every once in a while, Oxfam likes to talk about inequality in the UK, though God knows what that has … Continue reading “Oxfam’s inequality fabrications”

Is envy of the super-rich by the rest of the rich driving the inequality debate?

25 May 2016
Welfare

Is envy of the super-rich by the rest of the rich driving the inequality debate?

Christopher Snowdon
25 May 2016
As a new report from the Institute of Economic Affairs explains this week, the tale we are told about inequality in … Continue reading “Is envy of the super-rich by the rest of the rich driving the inequality debate?”

Three things everyone knows about the Sharing Economy that are probably wrong

26 January 2016
Regulation

Three things everyone knows about the Sharing Economy that are probably wrong

Matthew Sinclair
26 January 2016
At Europe Economics, we recently completed a major report on the Sharing Economy. Looking at the growing research literature, it … Continue reading “Three things everyone knows about the Sharing Economy that are probably wrong”

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