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In this Institute of Economic Affairs podcast, Communications Director Callum is joined by Executive Director Tom Clougherty ...

In this Institute of Economic Affairs briefing, Director of Communications Callum Price interviews Professor Len Shackleton, ...

In this Institute of Economic Affairs Podcast, Managing Editor Dan Freeman interviews Aymen Aulaiwi, DPhil student at Lincoln College, Oxford, … Continue reading "The Rise & Fall of the Soviet Economy ...

The Taxpayers Alliance have recently published a report on productivity in the healthcare sector. It is a subject on which, despite its salience, we know remarkably little. In most other sectors, ...

Over the past few years, spiked online magazine has consistently and robustly defended the principle of free speech against the … Continue reading "The economics of political correctness" ...

To download a copy to your e-reader, click here. To purchase a copy of Scandinavian unexceptionalism: Culture, Markets and the Failure … Continue reading "Scandinavian Unexceptionalism: Culture, ...

This discussion paper provides the first estimate of the net effect of smoking on UK taxpayers per annum. Up until now, estimates have used a methodology that typically includes intangible costs, ...

Several local authorities in Britain have introduced ‘zoning laws’ to restrict fast food outlets within a certain distance of schools. Public Health England, the British Medical Association and the ...

The National Health Service enjoys strong support among the public, making it almost impossible to introduce radical reforms, even if … Continue reading "How to abolish the NHS" ...