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 ...

Dr Kristian Niemietz is the IEA’s Editorial Director and Head of Political Economy at the IEA. He studied Economics at the Humboldt University Berlin and the University of Salamanca, graduating in ...

Dr Steve Davies is the Senior Education Fellow at the IEA. Previously he was program officer at the Institute for Humane Studies (IHS) at George Mason University in Virginia. He joined IHS from the UK ...

Economics 101 has landed! The first in a two-part series, providing 33 films in total, will cover everything from basic economic theory to important historical case studies; guaranteeing viewers will ...

The IEA is an educational charity and free market think tank. Our mission is to improve understanding of the fundamental institutions of a free society by analysing and expounding the role of markets ...

Each year, the Government publishes international energy price comparisons. The data is sourced from the IEA and covers industrial and domestic gas and electricity prices. The latest data for 2023 was ...

The cost-of-living crisis has been worsened by longer-term structural factors, beyond the immediate issues posed by loose monetary policy and supply-side constraints. Indeed, there were discussions ...

The IEA is an educational charity and free market think tank. Our mission is to improve understanding of the fundamental institutions of a free society by analysing and expounding the role of markets ...

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 ...

Many libertarians supported Brexit, believing it would reduce governmental layers and bring power closer to the British people. They saw it as an opportunity to escape the control of Brussels’ ...

We are delighted to announce this year’s competition for A- Level and IB students, with a 1 st prize of £500 and £250 each for three runners up. There is also a prize of £500 for the school with the ...

The overview highlights the academic consensus on harmful consequences. Most studies (56 out of 65) find that rent controls succeed in lowering rents for controlled units, as intended. However, 14 out ...