Public health academics openly advocate overthrowing capitalism while presenting radical views as neutral scientific research, including claims that COVID lockdowns saved 77,000 lives by “switching ...

Is it time to fundamentally rethink the role of the state in welfare provision? Join us for a panel discussion exploring bold alternatives to Britain’s modern welfare state. Building on arguments ...

Last May, the IEA published my paper “Exploring the Space Economy: The present and future of capitalism beyond our planet”, which was a comprehensive review and analysis of the literature on the space ...

The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), the UK’s original free market think tank, is seeking a Senior Economist to join our team.

“The latest jump in UK inflation to 3.8% in July was not a big surprise – the Bank of England was already expecting an increase to 4% in September. But rising inflation will continue to eat into real ...

In its third quarterly hybrid meeting of 2025, held on 15 July, there was a majority agreement that monetary policy needed to be eased, and the majority of the Shadow Monetary Policy Committee (SMPC) ...

Discover the Shadow Monetary Policy Committee (SMPC), a group of independent economists at the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA).

Our Chief Operating Officer and Energy Analyst Andy Mayer has written for The Telegraph on Heathrow’s expansion plans. The article … Continue reading "The furious Green Blob will try to destroy these ...

Last Friday, the Online Safety Act’s (OSA) age verification provisions kicked in for companies hosting adult content accessible to British audiences. These provisions required companies to verify age ...

This publication comprises a reappraisal of the work of John Maynard Keynes. It strengthens the view that the Keynesians went too … Continue reading "Keynes and the Classics" ...

Research, analysis, podcasts and more from the UKʼs original free market think tank, founded in 1955. Click to read Institute of Economic Affairs | Insider, a Substack publication with tens of ...

Our Economics Fellow Julian Jessop has written for The Telegraph on public service productivity. The article said: “The public sector has been relatively slow to adopt new technologies – as almost ...