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Discussion paper publications
10 Sep 2013
Leading economists warn 1% growth could become the UK’s new norm
16 May 2013
New research finds retirement has a detrimental impact on both mental and physical health over time
6 Mar 2013
European Commission spending millions on pro-EU lobby groups
13 Nov 2012
Trade expert Sushil Mohan, in a paper published by the IEA, argues that non-tariff barriers are an important impediment to trade for less developed countries and need to be brought to the forefront of the trade debate.
22 Oct 2012
IEA discussion paper shows the Treasury is losing as much as £1.2 billion every year to the illegal alcohol industry.
11 Sep 2012
A new IEA publication explores the case for deregulating the gambling market
27 Aug 2012
New IEA paper demonstrates that Swedish success is a result of the free market and not the welfare state
25 Jul 2012
The causes of the Great Recession lie in misguided government policy, not in the underlying workings of the market.
11 Jun 2012
It's time for a radical overhaul of state-funded charities
10 Apr 2012
Government’s timid reform will not solve chronic housing affordability problems
19 Jul 2011
Challenging the economic case for this white elephant
16 Mar 2011
How our current system of high and complicated taxes are damaging economic growth
23 Feb 2011
A look at how cutting non-means-tested benefits and reforming state pensions could save £16bn a year
15 Dec 2010
An analysis of how the profit motive drove competition and therefore improvements in the Swedish education system
12 Nov 2010
Radical solutions need to be sought to get people off welfare and back into work
5 Oct 2010
Modern welfare states undermine human flourishing
30 Sep 2010
A market economy can nurture good human attributes
1 Jul 2010
Controls have proved damaging and counterproductive
14 Jun 2010
True level of the UK government's debt estimated at £4.8 trillion
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