"…the IEA is always challenging and thought-provoking." – David Laws MP
High tax rates have led to shadow economy worth over £150 billion in UK
New IEA research finds fat taxes would hit the poorest the hardest
IEA discussion paper shows the Treasury is losing as much as £1.2 billion every year to the illegal alcohol industry.
New fiscal rules needed to control government spending
How Keynesian policies would not have worked then, and why they will not work now
Why it won't work and will damage the economy
How the 'grassroots' movement has got it totally wrong
How our current system of high and complicated taxes are damaging economic growth
A look at how cutting non-means-tested benefits and reforming state pensions could save £16bn a year
Mark Littlewood on the implications of Britain's record budget deficit
An estimate of the public spending cuts required to tackle the UK's budget deficit
Small firms suffer far more than large firms
Obama is repeating the mistakes of the Great Depression
A Historic Perspective on the 2009 Budget forecasts
A timely new book exploring the consequences of the financial crash
Author calculates government debt at 276% of GDP
The second edition of Fred Harrison's prescient book about a looming property crash
A major study of the economic impact of the growth in UK government expenditure.