Much of the IEA’s output is in response to current economic and political issues in the UK. This may involve opinion pieces and blogs in a range of outlets. These are usually written quickly, perhaps to a media request. An even faster turnaround comes when we are asked to appear on television, radio, or podcasts to give a free market view of today’s headlines. We also make our own videos and social media content.
Longer-term and more in-depth analysis and comment are provided in the discussion papers and books that the IEA publishes throughout the year. Here we attempt to create waves ourselves, rather than simply respond to an ever-changing media agenda. These may be written by our internal researchers or by academics and other experts we commission to write for us.
Most of these publications relate to the UK and its concerns. However, we also work with EPICENTER to promote pan-European ideas, with regular publications that exploit this network of European think tanks. We work with the wider world through the Atlas Network instituted by our own founder, Antony Fisher.
Our links with the international academic community are also served by our journal Economic Affairs, published three times a year in collaboration with the University of Buckingham and partner institutions Universidad Francisco Marroquin and Universidad de Las Hesperides. I’m lucky enough to be the editor.
As its cover proclaims, this is an ‘International Journal of Political Economy’, and it draws on contributions from all over the world; recent issues have featured work by authors from the USA, Japan, Argentina, Italy, France, Germany, Sweden, Chile, Peru, Brunei, Brazil, Netherlands, and many other countries.
The subject matter is equally eclectic, with essays and empirical studies on everything from the Bengal famine of the 1940s to the Swedish response to the Covid crisis, from the 19th-century Swiss political economist Sismondi to Hitler’s socialism, from equality in sport to the market-led revolution in cricket.
All work is edited to make it accessible to a wide audience while rigorously refereed to meet high academic standards. Apart from original academic articles, the journal also features a Discussion section and extensive reviews of new books and subject developments.
There is no other academic journal covering the range of Economic Affairs, with its particular emphasis on classical liberalism. Many articles are free to download from Economic Affairs - Wiley Online Library. Over 100,000 full-length articles are downloaded annually, 75% from outside the UK. Apart from its online presence, a hard copy version is available.
If you are interested in knowing more about the journal, or perhaps contributing an article, please contact me at [email protected].
