“The bill therefore acts as a stealth tax on working people, suppressing their wages but without the bit that the government desperately needs: revenue. Notably, the costs fall both on those working, ...

Our Head of Lifestyle Economics Chris Snowdon has written for The Critic on Britain’s underground tobacco trade. The article said: “The growth of the black market explains why tobacco tax revenues ...

Our Executive Director Tom Clougherty’s comments on Treasury borrowing have been quoted in the Telegraph, the Daily Mail, and the … Continue reading "Rising borrowing ‘makes tax rises inevitable’" ...

Commenting on the latest Government borrowing figures, Tom Clougherty, the Executive Director at the free market think tank the Institute of Economic Affairs, said: “The latest borrowing figures ...

In this short classic, Friedrich von Hayek argues that our thinking is governed by language which reflects an earlier mode of thought. Important analytical problems are in large measure obscured by ...

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 ...

In this Institute of Economic Affairs Podcast, Managing Editor Dan Freeman interviews Aymen Aulaiwi, DPhil student at Lincoln ...

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

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, ...

The UK’s trade patterns with the EU fail to show a Brexit effect, either since the referendum or the end … Continue reading "Brexit leaves UK trade unscathed, finds new IEA report" ...

Between 3 – 8 July 2017, the Institute of Economic Affairs and the Adam Smith Institute jointly held Freedom Week, … Continue reading "“But that wasn’t REAL socialism!” (Part 1: the USSR)" ...

Britain is moving in a decidedly cashless direction. In the decade between 2012 and 2022, cash payments fell from 54 … Continue reading "Britain is going cashless – and that’s fine" ...