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A book by Marianna Mazzucato called ‘The Entrepreneurial State’ looked to turn conventional economic wisdom on its head. 

The book argued economic success is a result of public and state funded investments in innovation and technology, rather than a result of the small state, free market doctrine that often receives credit for strong economic growth. 

A compelling critique of Mazzucato's book in the literature came from the book ‘Questioning the Entrepreneurial State’.  It includes contributions from various academics forming a cannon of work which debunks the Entrepreneurial State. 

IEA Communications and Public Affairs Officer Kieran Neild Ali was joined by co-editor of 'Questioning the Entrepreneurial State', Christian Sandström, to discuss the book and Mazzucato's ideas.

 

Christian Sandström is Senior Associate Professor of Digital Business at Jönköping International Business School (Sweden) and the Ratio Institute (Sweden). His research concerns innovation policy and the interplay between technological and institutional change. Sandström has published more than 30 papers in academic journals.

This episode originally featured as a video on the IEA's YouTube Channel

 

After the political upheavals of the week, this new Markets & Morality episode explored whether there is a need for a codified constitution in the United Kingdom. 

Host and Director of EPICENTER Adam Bartha welcomed Dr Austen Morgan, a Barrister at Law in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and Sam Collins, our Senior Advisor to the IEA’s Director General to the conversation. 

Dr Morgan argued that after the constitutional crises during the Brexit process made it clear that the UK needs a codified constitution and said that a new government after the general elections should make this a priority. 

Sam on the other hand argued that a codified constitution could lead to more centralisation of power and that the democratic mechanism of the UK, albeit imperfect, are able to deal with upcoming challenges better than if we uprooted our whole constitutional arrangement.

This episode was recorded on 27th May 2022

The Swift Half with Snowdon is originally featured as a video on the IEA YouTube Channel. 

 

With inflation at 9%, the highest it has been for 40 years, many of us are understandably worried about a tough year ahead. However, while we know that inflation is rising, the causes of it are not always clear. 

In this episode of the Swift Half with Snowdon, Christopher Snowdon, IEA Head of Lifestyle Economics, sits down with Julian Jessop, Independent economist and former Chief Economist at the IEA, to discuss inflation and why it is rising.

 

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Marc Glending, Head of Cultural Affairs at the Institute of Economic Affairs, discussed the origins and philosophy of identity politics. He assessed whether individualism can survive against collectivist identity politics in the future.

 

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The role of literature in economics, Chinese totalitarianism, levelling-up and trans rights. In this fascinating IEA In Conversation, Matthew Lesh, IEA Head of Public Policy, sits down with Deirdre McCloskey to discuss all of this and much more!

Deirdre N. McCloskey has been since 2000 UIC Distinguished Professor of Economics, History, English, and Communication at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Trained at Harvard as an economist, she has written twenty books and edited seven more, and has published some four hundred articles on economic theory, economic history, philosophy, rhetoric, feminism, ethics, and law. She taught for twelve years in Economics at the University of Chicago, and describes herself now as a “postmodern free-market quantitative Episcopalian feminist Aristotelian.”

 

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This episode was recorded on 1st June 2022.

 

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Andrew Lilico, Executive Director and Principal, Europe EconomicsEmma Webb, Deputy Research Director, Free Speech UnionMatthew Lesh, Head of Public Policy, IEAAndy Mayer, COO and Energy Analyst, IEA

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Sweden and Finland applied for NATO membership, officially ending their decades long military independence. But given the history of NATO, how enthusiastic should classical liberals be to further expand the military alliance? Is NATO suitable for the challenges of the 21st century or should alternative arrangements be concluded within the framework of the EU and between liberal democracies?

To discuss these recent developments, Christopher Preble, the Co-director of the New American Engagement Initiative at the Atlantic Council and Emanuel Örtengren, the Acting Director of Stockholm Free World Forum, joined Adam Bartha on Markets & Morality.

 

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This episode was recorded on 18th May 2022.

 

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Baroness Fox of Buckley, Director and Founder, Academy of IdeasLucy Harris, Political Consultant and former Conservative MEPDarren McCaffrey, Political Editor, GB NewsVictoria Hewson, Head of Regulatory Affairs, IEA

WE'LL BE DISCUSSING...Free SpeechThe Northern Ireland ProtocolThe Cost of Living Crisis

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How much is current volatility in financial markets driven by fear or uncertainty about future developments rather than by concrete economic news?  IEA Communications and Public Affairs Officer Kieran Neild-Ali sat down to discuss this with Dr Ali Kabiri who is Head of the Department of Economics and International Studies at the University of Buckingham. Dr Kabiri recently co-authored a report for the Academic Journal, the Economic History Review, on the role of sentiment in the US economy: 1920 to 1934. The research explored how sentiment moved the economy at critical moments in the 1920s. 

 

Read Dr Kabiri's IEA Blog post here.

Can people predict the future? According to Superforecaster, Jonathon Kitson, some can get pretty close! 

In this episode of the Swift Half with Snowdon, Christopher Snowdon, IEA Head of Lifestyle Economics sits down with Jonathon Kitson, Superforecaster and Fellow at the Adam Smith Institute, to discuss military spending, his experience of clinical vulnerability during the pandemic and much more!

This episode was originally featured as a video on the IEA's YouTube Channel. Watch here.

 

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