Lessons from the financial crisis: a libertarian perspective
byThis article is an expanded version of the Second Chris R. Tame Memorial Lecture delivered by Professor Dowd at the National Liberal Club, London,…
Can Government Create Wealth?
byIn this article, I argued that a useful measure of GDP needs to extract the government sector, as all it represents is a movement…
Protectionism, Regulations and Globalization — ECIPE
byVia Protectionism, Regulations and Globalization — ECIPE: Economic history tells us many lessons. One particular lesson of contemporary relevance is that the internationalization of…
Treasury rift with Bank deepens over secret loan – Times Online
byVia Treasury rift with Bank deepens over secret loan – Times Online: Relations between the Governor of the Bank of England and the Chancellor…
The Four of Horsemen of the Apocalypse – Frank Field MP
byVia The Four of Horsemen of the Apocalypse – Frank Field MP: For some time now it has been possible to see the four…
IEA Blog » Qualitative easing
byVia IEA Blog » Blog Archive » Qualitative easing: While quantitative easing has received much press, qualitative easing has been neglected. Qualitative easing consists of…
How and why China will flood the gold market
byVia How and why China will flood the gold market: As you read this, the Chinese government is doing an extraordinary thing… something nearly…
The Iraq war and the Kellogg-Briand Pact
byThe Independent reports: Tony Blair will be quizzed over a devastating official memo warning him that war on Iraq would be illegal eight months…
FT.com – Dubai reveals the fragility of finance
byVia FT.com / Comment / Editorial – Dubai reveals the fragility of finance: Such nervousness is the result of continuing financial fragility. The economic…
Strip out the government and Japanese GDP is going backwards
byOur good friend of the Cobden Centre, Sean Corrigan, is a wealth of fresh economic insight. Here in this small piece, he shows us that,…