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16 May 2018
On average, the economic costs of non-tariff barriers (NTBs) now far exceed those of tariffs, which have generally been falling as new free trade …
14 May 2018
It is claimed that robots, algorithms and artificial intelligence are going to destroy jobs on an unprecedented scale. These developments, unlike past bouts of technical …
7 May 2018
Our new league table of nanny state regulation shows that punitive taxation and excessive regulation of safer nicotine alternatives has increased across the EU. …
2 May 2018
The weak global GDP growth since the financial crisis in 2007-2009 has coincided with unusually weak growth in global trade. The average global tariff …
6 April 2018
Several local authorities in Britain have introduced ‘zoning laws’ to restrict fast food outlets within a certain distance of schools. Public Health England, the …
28 February 2018
Financial firms serve many useful functions which individuals and households could scarcely undertake on their own. These functions include maturity transformation, matching lenders and …
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21 May 2018 // Kristian Niemietz
This article was first published under the title “Danke, Schweiz” in the Basler Zeitung, a Swiss daily newspaper. Translation by the author. Classical liberal …
LFMI // 11 May 2018
Today, on May 11th, Lithuania commemorates the first Respect for Taxpayers Day. On this occasion, the Lithuanian Free Market Institute (LFMI) has launched The Charter …
Jamie Fraser // 11 May 2018
On May 2 the European Commission released a Communication that outlined the Union’s overall budgetary plan for the 2021 – 2027 Multiannual Financial Framework …
11 April 2017 // Tim Harford
Fans of Blade Runner – and I am one of them – have to admit that the film has a few moments that, to modern eyes, …
Catherine McBride // 11 April 2018
One year after the triggering of Article 50 an acceptable deal on financial services between the UK and the EU now looks likely. In …
Shanker Singham and Kay Neufeld // 10 April 2018
In a last-minute move, President Trump granted several key allies exemptions from the steel and aluminium tariffs that came into effect recently. Apart from …
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