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Despite his fame, there is still widespread ignorance about the breadth of Adam Smiths contributions to economics, politics and philosophy. In ADAM...

The subject of advertising is often treated with indifference by economists and disdain by the public. Indeed, from time-to-time, there have been c...

Recent surveys reveal a large portion of the British population to have a dim view of capitalism. And many on the political left, including the cur...

Throughout history, but particularly in the last century or so, the Catholic Church has developed a formal body of teaching on economic and politic...

How can market-based solutions help solve the challenges of immigration? Nobel Prize winner Prof. Gary Becker, in this IEA Occasional Paper, propos...

In this short book, Robert Barro, one of the world's leading economists, examines the causes and consequences of the financial crash. In particular...

Economic analysis is increasingly being applied beyond its traditional precincts of the marketplace and the economy. One area where this has happen...

At the outset of the euro, there was strong opposition to Britain's participation from most free-market economists. However, economists took more n...

When it comes to the purchase of everyday goods such as coffee, tea and sugar, most consumers believe that sellers of Fair Trade products occupy th...

This important book outlines the core principles that define a free society. It provides an accessible introduction to the institutions and policie...

Some would argue that the financial crash revealed failings in the discipline of economics as well as in the financial system. The main post-war ap...

Traditional economic models of how to manage environmental problems relating to renewable natural resources, such as fisheries, have tended to reco...

Nobody who has even a passing acquaintance with economics could fail to realise that Western governments are highly indebted. Current generations h...

Almost every schoolchild learns that Thomas Edison invented the light bulb. But did he? And if he hadn’t invented it, would we be still living in t...

In this book, Stephen Copp has brought together some of the world's leading figures in the field of law and economics to discuss questions that are...

Kevin Dowd argues that states must allow a level playing field as far as private money is concerned. For too long the government has stifled compet...

This ground-breaking study on the measurement of poverty shows how policy in this field has taken a wrong turn with disastrous results. In recent y...

Should people with deeply held objections to certain practices be allowed to opt out of involvement with them?Should a Christian baker who objects ...

This monograph surveys the results of government intervention in the market for retirement income provision throughout the world. The authors begin...

The UK government in common with the governments of many Western countries is in the midst of implementing policies to reform education. However, t...

This collection of essays examines those areas where the freedom of individual men and women to voluntarily engage in mutually advantageous exchang...

'Market failure' is a term widely used by politicians, journalists and university and A-level economics students and teachers. However, those who u...

Politicians and lobbyists who promote new regulations and taxes typically claim to have science on their side. Scientific evidence shows that the a...