The Shadow Monetary Policy Committee (SMPC) is a group of independent economists whose purpose is to monitor the decisions of the Bank of England’s official Monetary Policy Committee and make policy ...

Sixth form entries: ‘How does monetary policy work? Explain how monetary decisions affect main macroeconomic outcomes such as the nominal GDP and inflation’. Undergraduate entries: ‘Explain how ...

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, ...

“Growth is simple, it’s either inventing new stuff or providing old stuff using fewer inputs. Net zero conversely is a political target that requires the UK to emit zero greenhouse gases (mostly CO2), ...

“No other country in the world has a state-sanctioned regulatory body of this kind – and the international football authorities are rightly suspicious of government interference in football. The ...

Is feminism inherently socialist? Does capitalism subjugate women? To mark International Women’s Day, Reem Ibrahim, IEA Communications Officer, spoke to Kat Murti, Associate Director of Audience ...

Join us for an enlightening seminar exploring the intersection of A Level Economics education and the formation of oligopolies, contestable markets and their relationship with government through the ...

In this episode of the IEA Podcast, host Tom Clougherty and co-host Matthew Lesh are joined by Dr. Michael Turner, a pollster, strategist, and fellow at the Adam Smith Institute, to dissect the recent ...

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What is trickle-down economics and does it even work? Is it possible to stimulate growth by letting the rich get richer? What can Pablo Escobar teach us about trickle-down economics? Trickle-down ...

ABOUT THE PROGRAMME: The IEA, Vinson Centre, and Institute of International Monetary Research are offering a residential programme at the Vinson Centre, University of Buckingham. The programme, ...

This week on the IEA Podcast, host Matthew Lesh is joined by Harrison Griffiths, Communications Officer at the Institute of Economic Affairs, to discuss whether high levels of immigration to the UK ...