Pricing would lead to more efficient investment and better use of existing capacity In this short classic, Friedrich von Hayek argues that our thinking is governed by language which reflects an ...

“Today’s labour market data may represent the calm before the storm. Unemployment, employment and inactivity have remained roughly the same – not great but not getting worse. However, the vacancy and ...

ABOUT THE PROGRAMME This week-long programme for sixth formers is a way to get experience discussing economic ideas and concepts beyond the exam curriculum. The week will include lectures, discussions ...

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, ...

What is the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS)? Let’s start with the basics. The UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS) is designed to encourage a reduction in C02 produced by both large industry and ...

I am delighted to invite you to an upcoming IEA event, ‘In Conversation with Dr Tom Hurst and Sir John Whittingdale OBE MP’. This event will occur on Monday, 28 th April, from 18:00 – 20:30 at the IEA ...

Firms, especially in the technology sector, sometimes move from Europe to the US, but rarely the other way around. This talk will discuss when and why they do so, using recent empirical findings on ...

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We're sorry, but all tickets sales have ended because the event is expired. The acclaimed Return to Growth Volume One by Lord Moynihan, addressed the mystery of why ...