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.

“Today’s disturbing labour market data, with falling payroll employment and vacancies coupled with rising unemployment, show the impact of the national insurance hike and employers’ anticipation of ...

Price controls damage markets by preventing the supply of products rising to meet demand. They can cause significant welfare losses, a deterioration in product quality, a reduction in investment and, ...

In this Institute of Economic Affairs Podcast, Managing Editor Dan Freeman interviews Aymen Aulaiwi, DPhil student at Lincoln College, Oxford, in the first of a three-part series examining the Soviet ...

Foreword The purpose of the Hobart Papers is to contribute a stream of authoritative, independent and readable commentary to the … Continue reading "Land in the Market: A fresh look at property, land ...

Contents Foreword Studying economics especially at university can be a sterile and lifeless endeavour. In four out of five ...

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

Many libertarians supported Brexit, believing it would reduce governmental layers and bring power closer to the British people. They saw … Continue reading "Why Brexit was a mistake, from a ...

'Market failure' is widely used by politicians, journalists and economics teachers. Public Choice Theory is a vital contribution that gets less attention.

New IEA research highlights the clear economic consensus that rent controls do far more harm than good.

New research from the IEA outlines the serious shortfalls of the REF scheme as a way to fund higher education. New evidence from international sex surveys show large and continuing differences between ...