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Introduction to the work and history of the IEAJohn Blundell, Director General and Ralph Harris Fellow, talks about the purpose and origins of the IEA |
Catholic social teaching not 'left wing'30 June 2009 Philip Booth on Radio 4 on Pope Benedict's forthcoming encyclical |
IEA Hayek Memorial Lecture, 2009 - audio file available30 June 2009 Jame's Tooley's lecture "A Beautiful Tree" available on audio file |
John Blundell to step down as Director General29 June 2009 John Blundell, the IEA's Director General and Ralph Harris Fellow will as of 31st December 2009 resign both positions to become the Institute's Distinguished Senior Fellow |
Islam is compatible with a free economy, argue Muslim scholars25 June 2009 Liberty, contracts and private property are universal values |
It is time to put Europe on hold16 June 2009 Article by Sir Samuel Brittan in the Financial Times |
There is no marketplace in British education12 June 2009 Philip Booth in the Catholic Herald on Archbishop Nichols' lecture on education |
Government’s Profligate Fiscal Policies Likely to Lead to 1970s-Style Stagflation10 June 2009 UK faces deficit crisis |
Why PPPs may offer poor value for money08 June 2009 Article by Richard Wellings in Public Sector Executive |
Featured video - Dr Eamonn Butler on 'Adam Smith - A Primer'
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events
Keynesian Economics: How to Ruin Your Economy in One Easy Lesson08 July 2009 An Occasional Lecture which explores the consequences for all of us of the lurch to Keynesian economic policy around the globe |
'Law, Free Markets and the Crash'. A Law and Economics Seminar09 July 2009 A seminar hosted with the Bournemouth University |
IEA publications
Catalogue and Publications Guide 2008/200901 December 2009 The new 2008/09 IEA catalogue and publications guide. Available free to download or as a hardcopy. |
How English Universities Could Learn from the American Higher Education System25 June 2009 An expert analysis of higher education policy |
How Should Britain’s Government Spending and Tax Burdens be Measured?10 June 2009 A Historic Perspective on the 2009 Budget forecasts |
recommended books
Arthur Seldon: A Life for Liberty11 June 2009 A major new biography of one of the founders of the IEA |
The Power of Freedom - Uniting Development and Human Rights03 June 2009 This new book makes the case that applying freedom in all its dimensions to international development is the only way to make real headway in alleviating poverty. |
shadow MPC minutes
SMPC supports Bank policy but members express concern about long run - June 200902 June 2009 QE welcomed, but not without reservation |
SMPC supports quantitative easing but sends warning to the Bank of England - May 200904 May 2009 SMPC members call upon Bank of England to explain its exit strategy |
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