Category Archives: iea

The political debate about poverty is entirely dominated by groups calling for more income transfers to the poor… Continue reading →

Successive governments have promised to reduce business red tape, whilst doing nothing about it… Continue reading →

The teaching of economic history is in decline in our schools and universities… Continue reading →

In recent years, there has been a revolution in accounting. Not long ago, it was recognised that accounting was a subjective art and that accountants had to use their own judgement in producing… Continue reading →

It is now a widely held view that a new era has dawned in which businesses must adopt a new conception of their mission… Continue reading →

In this Hobart Paper, the authors – transport economists Oliver Knipping and Richard Wellings – propose the privatisation of the UK road network… Continue reading →

This book challenges the myth that the recent banking crash was caused by insufficient government regulation of financial markets… Continue reading →

For many months the British government has been trying to convince the nation that it wants to promote economic growth. The evidence suggests that the economic giants… Continue reading →

The government’s 2010 Comprehensive Spending Review was anything but comprehensive… Continue reading →

Many social democrats believe that the failure of past government interventions in social and economic life can be explained by… Continue reading →