IEA Podcast

In this Institute of Economic Affairs podcast, Managing Editor Daniel Freeman interviews Professor Donald Boudreaux, who is a professor of economics at George Mason University, a senior fellow at the Mercatus Center, and a member of the IEA’s Academic Advisory Council. The conversation focuses on Boudreaux’s new book, The Triumph of Economic Freedom: Debunking the Seven Myths of American Capitalis...

In this Institute of Economic Affairs clip, Aymen Aulaiwi explains how Stalin's command economy functioned and why centrally planned socialist systems inevitably fail. He breaks down the mechanics of Soviet five-year plans, where Gosplan set production targets that cascaded down through ministries to individual factories, completely bypassing market signals and consumer demand. Aulaiwi describes h...

In this Institute of Economic Affairs podcast, Head of Media and Linda Whetstone Scholar Reem Ibrahim interviews Deirdre McCloskey, Isaiah Berlin Chair in Liberal Thought at the Cato Institute and Distinguished Professor Emerita of Economics, History, English and Communication at the University of Illinois at Chicago. The conversation explores McCloskey’s concept of “equality of permission” from h...

In this Institute of Economic Affairs podcast, IEA Communications Director Callum Price is joined by Editorial Director Kristian Niemietz and Managing Editor Daniel Freeman. The conversation covers the newly enacted Renters Rights Act, examining how the legislation effectively introduces rent control through the back door and will likely reduce the supply of private rental properties. They discuss...

In this Institute of Economic Affairs podcast, IEA Director of Communications Callum Price interviews Axel Kaiser, co-founder and president of the Foundation for Progress in Chile and senior research fellow at the Adam Smith Centre at Florida International University. The conversation examines Argentina’s dramatic midterm election results under President Javier Milei, exploring how the libertarian...

In this Institute of Economic Affairs panel discussion at the Conservative Party Conference, Callum Price hosts Charlie Dewhirst MP for Bridlington and The Wolds, Andrew Griffith, Shadow Secretary of State for Business & Trade, and Christopher Snowdon, IEA Head of Lifestyle Economics. The panel examines how Labour has carried forward paternalistic Conservative policies including bans on disposable...

In this Institute of Economic Affairs podcast, IEA Head of Communications Callum Price speaks with Editorial Director Kristian Niemietz and Managing Editor Daniel Freeman. The conversation covers the Treasury’s recent briefings that the OBR is predicted to downgrade UK productivity growth forecasts ahead of the budget, with Brexit being cited as a contributing factor. They examine whether there’s...

In this fourth and final episode of the Land of Opportunity series, a partnership between the Institute of Economic Affairs and Land of Opportunity, former MP Sir Philip Davies speaks with Tim Phillips, former president of Americans for Prosperity. The conversation explores how Phillips and the Koch brothers built one of the most successful grassroots campaigns in American history—mobilizing milli...

In this Institute of Economic Affairs podcast, Head of Media and Linda Whetstone Scholar Reem Ibrahim interviews Lord Toby Young, journalist, author, and founder of the Free Speech Union. The conversation examines the erosion of free speech in Britain, exploring how Young’s own cancellation in 2018 led him to establish an organisation dedicated to protecting freedom of expression. They discuss the...

Tom Clougherty, Former Executive Director of the Institute of Economic Affairs, hosts a Conservative Party Conference panel discussion on Britain’s tax system and its impact on wealth creators. Joining him are John O’Connell, Chief Executive of the Taxpayers Alliance, Mark Garnier MP, Shadow Economic Secretary, Samuel Hughes, Editor at Works in Progress, and Alys Denby, Opinion and Features Editor...

In this Institute of Economic Affairs podcast, Managing Editor Daniel Freeman is joined by Editorial Director Kristian Niemietz and Head of Labour Economics Professor Len Shackleton. The conversation covers the Green Party’s wealth tax proposals from newly elected leader Zack Polanski, rising unemployment figures in the UK particularly among young people, and this year’s Nobel Prize winners in eco...

In this third episode of the Land of Opportunity series, a partnership between the Institute of Economic Affairs and Land of Opportunity, Andrew Barclay speaks with Alex Tarascio from Signal Polling, a leading Republican polling company in Washington. The conversation examines how Americans really feel about taxes, success, and entrepreneurship—and reveals a striking bipartisan consensus around fr...

In this first episode of Economy Explained, a new series from the Institute of Economic Affairs, the series examines pressing economic issues through evidence-based analysis. Economy Explained aims to provide clear, objective insights into how economic policy affects everyday life, exploring how market-oriented principles can address current challenges facing national economies. This episode, host...

In this Institute of Economic Affairs podcast, Daniel Freeman interviews Professor Bas van Bavel, a distinguished professor at the University of Utrecht and author of “The Invisible Hand: How Market Economies Have Emerged and Declined Since 500 A.D.” The conversation examines how market economies emerged in medieval Europe, why some regions developed competitive markets for land, labour and capita...

In this Institute of Economic Affairs podcast, Head of Media Reem Ibrahim is joined by IEA Executive Director Tom Clougherty and Editorial Director Kristian Niemietz to discuss the aftermath of Conservative Party Conference. The conversation examines Kemi Badenoch’s headline announcement to abolish stamp duty land tax on primary residences, alongside the party’s proposed £47 billion in spending cu...

In this Institute of Economic Affairs event, IEA Executive Director Tom Clougherty interviews George Selgin about his new book “False Dawn: The New Deal and the Promise of Recovery, 1933-1947.” Selgin is a Senior Fellow and Former Director of the Centre for Monetary and Financial Alternatives at the Cato Institute and Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of Georgia. The conversation e...

In this Institute of Economic Affairs podcast, Head of Media and Communications Reem Ibrahim is joined by Executive Director Tom Clougherty and Editorial Director Kristian Niemietz to discuss the aftermath of the Labour Party conference. The conversation examines Rachel Reeves’s speech as Chancellor, analysing her dual messaging that attempts to position Labour both as a left-wing alternative to t...

In this new Land of Opportunity series, the Institute of Economic Affairs has partnered with Land of Opportunity to explore why America’s economy has dramatically outpaced Europe since 2008. The series examines the cultural, policy, and philosophical differences that have allowed the US to surge 50% ahead in GDP while Europe has stagnated. Through interviews with leading American policy thinkers,...

In this Institute of Economic Affairs discussion, Chair Syed Kamall hosts a panel examining Britain’s welfare crisis with Dr Stephen Davies (Senior Education Fellow, IEA), Edward Davies (Research Director, Centre for Social Justice), Danny Kruger MP (then Shadow Minister for Work & Pensions), Fraser Nelson (Times Columnist & former Spectator Editor), and Andy Cox (Co-Director, SIGNAL). The convers...

In this Institute of Economic Affairs podcast, Communications Director Callum Price is joined by Executive Director Tom Clougherty and Managing Editor Daniel Freeman. The conversation covers Andy Burnham’s vision for “Burnhamism” - his self-described “business friendly socialism” outlined in a lengthy New Statesman interview. They examine his proposals for mass renationalisation of buses, railways...

In this Institute of Economic Affairs podcast, IEA Director of Communications Callum Price interviews Andrew Barclay, entrepreneur and founder of Land of Opportunity, a campaign group exploring economic lessons from America. The conversation examines why the US economy has dramatically outpaced the EU since 2008, with America's GDP skyrocketing ahead while Europe stagnated. Barclay discusses his t...

In this Institute of Economic Affairs podcast, Head of Media Reem Ibrahim interviews John Penrose, recovering government minister, Chair of the Conservative Policy Forum and Director of the Centre for Small State Conservatives. The conversation examines Britain's economic decline through decades of missed opportunities, comparing the UK's sluggish growth to the United States where compounding effe...

In this Institute of Economic Affairs podcast, IEA Head of Media and Linda Whetstone Scholar Reem Ibrahim interviews Executive Director Tom Clougherty and Editorial Director Kristian Niemietz. The conversation covers the deteriorating UK economy, examining zero growth in July, persistent inflation at 3.8%, and the highest August borrowing figures in five years. They discuss the Office for Budget R...

In this Institute of Economic Affairs briefing, managing editor Daniel Freeman interviews Stephen Dnes, a competition lawyer with 15 years of experience and lecturer at Royal Holloway, University of London, about his new IEA report, titled “Class Act,” examining the rise of class action litigation in the UK. The discussion covers the dramatic growth of opt-out class actions since their introductio...

In this Institute of Economic Affairs podcast, IEA Executive Director Tom Clougherty interviews Professor Simon Johnson, 2024 Nobel Prize winner in Economics from MIT. The conversation explores Johnson's groundbreaking research on extractive versus inclusive institutions and how colonial mortality rates shaped economic development patterns that persist today. Johnson explains how European settlers...