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IEA Sixth-Form Conference with Portsmouth Grammar School
The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) is hosting a Sixth Form Conference in partnership with the Portsmouth Grammar School on Thursday 13th February 2025. At the conference, students will have the ...
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UK back on recession watch in wake of the Budget
Commenting on today’s GDP figures showing that UK economy shrunk by 0.1% in October, Julian Jessop, Economics Fellow at the free market think tank the Institute of Economic Affairs, said: “The second ...
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Dr Christopher Snowdon
The IEA is an educational charity and free market think tank. Our mission is to improve understanding of the fundamental institutions of a free society by analysing and expounding the role of markets ...
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Hayek’s Nobel: 50 Years On
Contents Foreword Friedrich August von Hayek never formally worked for the Institute of Economic Affairs, but he was ...
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Former IEA Intern Abducted by Venezuelan Government
Tom Clougherty, Executive Director at the IEA, has written to Foreign Secretary David Lammy requesting the British Government make representations to Venezuela for his immediate release. The ...
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Reform university funding to incentivise education, not recruitment
Allow universities to charge above the current fee and loan limit if they themselves lend the difference to students via income-contingent loans. This aligns interests and incentivises effective ...
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Government is creating a two-tier adulthood
“Capping stakes at £5 is bound to lead some gamblers to switch to unregulated websites. This is something the Gambling Commission should keep a close eye on. “Of greater concern are the different ...
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Yet another nanny state policy crashes and burns
Responding to a new study showing that calorie labelling in the out-of-home sector failed to reduce calorie consumption Christopher Snowdon, Head of Lifestyle Economics at the free market think tank ...
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Mayor of London’s ‘rent controls’ not a solution
Commenting on Sadiq Khan’s new ‘rent controls’, IEA Editorial Director Kristian Niemietz said: “For years, Sadiq Khan has been lobbying successive governments to give him the powers to introduce rent ...
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IEA Ralph Harris Centenary Lecture
We're sorry, but all tickets sales have ended because the event is expired. This commemorative lecture pays tribute to the life, legacy, and contributions of Ralph ...
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Not Invented Here #5 – Food
This is the fifth in a series of articles about how ideological interest groups react when their institutional preferences are challenged by practical solutions. This edition is written by guest ...