Julian Jessop will discuss the slowdown in productivity growth after the Global Financial Crisis of 2008. Some economists think this slowdown might be structural and long-lasting (‘secular stagnation’ ...

IEA International Programmes Manager Harrison Griffiths has written for the Critic about the uncertain future of Europe’s economic stability. Harrison wrote: “On an individual level, lies do not ...

Labour Reimagined: Policies for the Future of Work? I am delighted to invite you to an upcoming IEA panel discussion, ‘Labour Reimagined: Policies for the Future of Work? ’. This event will occur on ...

Amongst commentators critiquing the NHS and suggesting alternative healthcare models, the conversation does not progress particularly far. It tends to start with a suggestion that we need to look ...

IEA Economics Fellow Julian Jessop was referenced in the Express on Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s approach to the EU. The article said: “Julian Jessop of the Institute of Economic Affairs said the ...

This blog post was first published on Institute of Economic Affairs Insider on Substack. Subscribe to receive IEA blogs straight to your inbox as soon as they are published. This is the sixth in a ...

“The US in the late-19th century did have huge economic advantages which helped it become an industrial juggernaut, but these had little to do with tariffs. Among other factors, US industry had access ...

The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) recently published a report in which they called for the introduction of a Youth Mobility Scheme between the UK and the EU. This echoes last year’s calls by the ...

Commenting on speculation around Trump’s commitment to implementing new tariffs, Julian Jessop, Economics Fellow at the free market think tank the Institute of Economic Affairs, said: “President Trump ...

Responding to the Chancellor’s speech on economic growth Tom Clougherty, Executive Director of the Institute of Economic Affairs said: “The Chancellor is saying all the right things on growth and ...

This interview was first published in the Berliner Zeitung, and reproduced here with their permission. We would like to thank Dr Rainer Zitelmann, historian, sociologist and occasional IEA author, for ...

Failed State: The Sunday Times bestselling investigation of why Britain is struggling. The IEA Book Club will be hosting an upcoming event with Sam Freedman on his latest book, “Failed State”. This ...