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To Ban or Not to Ban

1 February 2020

A ban on opening a new supermarket is evidence that people want a new supermarket, for if they did not there would be no …

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Rent controls: How they damage the housing market, the economy and society

22 January 2020

Rent controls are now being discussed in cities like Berlin, London, and New York. Sweden has had rent controls since 1942. There are at …

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Universal Basic Income: Is it a good idea?

29 December 2019

The idea of a Universal Basic Income (UBI) is currently the subject of much interest and discussion in the UK, with support and opposition …

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Employment Flexibility Index 2020

2 January 2020

For the third year in a row, the Lithuanian Free Market Institute and its partner organisations present the Employment Flexibility Index, that ranks a …

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Achieving a carbon neutral economy by 2050

11 December 2019

The new European Green Deal plans to make the EU carbon neutral by 2050 while opening up new possibilities for development and employment. The …

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Credit Day: The return of fiscal prudence

20 November 2019

16th December marks Credit Day across Europe. This is the day that, on average, EU Member State governments have exhausted their annual tax income …

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Coronavirus is not the end of globalisation

Emanuel Örtengren // 24 March 2020

The outbreak of the new coronavirus COVID-19 has been described as a threat to globalisation. But spreading risk across the world is essential in …

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Coronomics: the case against “Corona Keynesianism”

Ryan Bourne // 23 March 2020

Even if not a technical recession (two quarters of negative growth), a severe coronavirus-induced downturn looks certain across major economies.
Markets signal it. Top economists …

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Is the European Commission to blame for the absence of European champions?

Zine-Eddine Aklil // 16 March 2020

Following the veto of the Alstom-Siemens merger, the European Commission has been criticised for preventing the creation of “European champions” of comparable size to …

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Giving the EU-GCC Trade Relations a Chance

Tanja Porčnik and Miguel Cervantes // 11 March 2020

Oman started 2020 off on the right foot when it comes to economic freedom. Only a few days before Sultan Qaboos passed away on …

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The pursuit of a more popular EU may be a risky and hazardous business

Otto Brøns-Petersen // 11 March 2020

Britain has left the EU. Politicians in Brussels and Member States are seeking a mission for The Union that has broad public appeal in …

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The Education Voucher, a proposal For Excellence

Alvaro Martin // 5 March 2020

The idea behind education vouchers has a solid academic and research backing. This arguably began in the 1950s with Nobel Laureate Milton Friedman proposing …

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