On 11 December 1974 Friedrich Hayek gave his Nobel Prize lecture which would prove a turning point in the history of economics. Titled ‘The Pretence of Knowledge’, Hayek’s lecture was both a warning ...

Contents Foreword Friedrich August von Hayek never formally worked for the Institute of Economic Affairs, but he was ...

We're sorry, but all tickets sales have ended because the event is expired. This commemorative lecture pays tribute to the life, legacy, and contributions of Ralph ...

This publication comprises a reappraisal of the work of John Maynard Keynes. It strengthens the view that the Keynesians went too far in supposing that the old economics had been overthrown by the new ...

This commemorative lecture pays tribute to the life, legacy, and contributions of Ralph Harris (1924–2006), a pioneering figure in economics, one of the original architects of modern free-market ...

Every year on 8 December, Albanians celebrate Youth Day. On this day in 1990, brave students led protests that ultimately brought an end to the oppressive reign of communism. My father was one of ...

Chancellor Reeves tries to justify new taxes on farmers and others by insisting they will fund the NHS. So, once again, government throws huge sums at the NHS, without the necessary reforms both to ...

Christopher J. Coyne, Rachel L. Coyne, Philip Booth, Ryan Bourne, Stephen Davies, Robert C. B. Miller, Colin Robinson, Steven Schwartz, W.Stanley Siebert, Christopher Snowdon and Richard Wellings.

This is the fourth in a series of articles about how ideological interest groups react when their institutional preferences are challenged by practical solutions. The risks of smoking could hardly be ...

We have been hearing a lot about the slippery slope recently. Although slippery slope arguments are technically a fallacy, the domino effect of regulation (or, less commonly, deregulation) can often ...

FOR By Head of Lifestyle Economics, Chris Snowdon We have been hearing a lot about the slippery slope recently. Although slippery … Continue reading “Assisted Dying: For and Against” The IEA is an ...