“The labour market continues to present a gloomy picture. While not as bad as some have feared, most of the important indicators are negative. Employment and vacancies are slightly down, inactivity ...

Matthew Elliott is a member of the House of Lords and one of the UK’s foremost public policy thinkers and campaigners. His most recent book, Prosperity Through Growth: Boosting Living Standards in an ...

Y: “No, thanks. I’m on a diet. Cutting back on the alcohol for a while.” X: “Is this about money? It doesn’t need to be a fancy drink, you know? The cheapest guest ale will do.” Y: “No, it’s not about ...

The Whetstone Freedom Fund (WFF) is an international initiative founded by the Institute of Economic Affairs in honour of the late Linda Whetstone, to support classical liberal ideas around the world.

Karl Marx never spelled out how exactly we know when the time is ripe for the socialist revolution. It’s not like, say, the theory of the optimum currency area, where there is a set checklist of ...

The IEA is partnering with Cambridge Global Connect to offer research internships to international students passionate about economics and public policy. Through this initiative, the IEA is expanding ...

Recent years have seen sharp growth in the number and scale of class actions filed before the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal (‘Tribunal’). Pending claims are worth an estimated £134 billion. There are ...