The existing economic framework of the United Kingdom begs an important question. Does it comply with critical criteria laid down in the seminal 1960s work of Robert Mundell on optimal currency areas ...

The Shadow Monetary Policy Committee (SMPC) is a group of independent economists whose purpose is to monitor the decisions of the Bank of England’s official Monetary Policy Committee and make policy ...

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Sixth form entries: ‘How does monetary policy work? Explain how monetary decisions affect main macroeconomic outcomes such as the nominal GDP and inflation’. Undergraduate entries: ‘Explain how ...

UK Trade Remedies and the Economic Interest Test About the discussion The UK Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) is an independent body established in 2021 to protect UK industries from unfair ...

Price controls damage markets by preventing the supply of products rising to meet demand. They can cause significant welfare losses, a deterioration in product quality, a reduction in investment and, ...

Why do single-issue campaigners object to pragmatic solutions to the issues that concern them? The IEA’s ‘Not Invented Here’ series has discussed six major problems – malnutrition, smoking, obesity, ...

The IEA is an educational charity and free market think tank. Our mission is to improve understanding of the fundamental institutions of a free society by analysing and expounding the role of markets ...

Sweden is often portrayed as one of socialism’s success stories, but is this entirely accurate? In this week’s podcast, IEA Director of Public Policy and Communications Matthew Lesh talks to Dr Nima ...

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