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Posts Tagged: Milton Friedman

Ryan Bourne: Are fears of a return of inflation overblown?

I believe so – but nonetheless, the balance of risks, driven by economic and political trends, has definitely shifted.

By Ryan Bourne | 16 March 2021

Ryan Bourne: Johnson’s green jobs. Subsidy-reliant, expensive, price-raising. And a job loser elsewhere.

We should judge the desirability of a pro-wind energy policy by the social value added, not the numbers employed in the sector.

By Ryan Bourne | 14 October 2020 | 31 comments

Ryan Bourne: The Right’s glory was its mastery of economic policy. Why has it given up even thinking about it?

Precisely what does Johnson think was wrong with the 2010-2018 deficit reduction agenda? Who knows? The Tories don’t have a clear economic story.

By Ryan Bourne | 22 July 2020 | 24 comments

Imran Ahmad Khan: We musn’t and won’t let this rolling forward of the state become permanent

It represents an emergency call to arms – not a permanent transition towards a command society.

By Imran Ahmad Khan MP | 21 May 2020 | 45 comments

Danny Kruger: The charities package and real conservatism. Our focus is on neither the individual nor the state, but on what’s between them.

The Treasury’s decision is a vital moment in the battle against coronavirus and in the emerging consensus about the country we want to be in future.

By Danny Kruger MP | 9 April 2020 | 26 comments

Is Sunak being dragged in the direction of a Universal Basic Income?

Some form of the scheme may be necessary as an expedient. But beware: nothing lasts so long as the temporary.

By Paul Goodman | 18 March 2020 | 125 comments

Coronavirus 2) Ryan Bourne: Beware it being used as a cover for promoting socialism and protectionism

A home-focused industrial policy hardly saved China from this epidemic. And openness and markets ensure diversity of supply – particularly in medicine and food.

By Ryan Bourne | 4 March 2020 | 76 comments

John Penrose: The conventional wisdom is wrong. Hunt’s spending plans are neither unaffordable nor irresponsible.

Hammond and the Institute for Fiscal Studies are simply mistaken to suggest otherwise. It’s not as though we’re still living in 2010.

By John Penrose MP | 19 July 2019 | 33 comments

Sam Bowman: Aping the Eurozone’s overly tight monetary policy would be the quickest way to a Corbyn government

Replying to Alex Morton’s column of a week ago, the ASI’s Senior Fellow argues that the response to the financial crisis was imperfect, but more right than wrong.

By Sam Bowman | 11 April 2018 | 16 comments

Eamonn Butler: Remembering Milton Friedman, an optimist who changed the world

The engaging, diminutive economist economist died ten years ago today. We still enjoy the fruits of his genius.

By Dr Eamonn Butler | 16 November 2016 | 6 comments

May decisions for autumn. 1) What’s to be done about the deficit?

The Prime Minister and Hammond must choose between risks.

By Paul Goodman | 5 September 2016 | 23 comments

Raffy Marshall: How to help the abused domestic workers who serve people from abroad

Without these visa extensions, the choice facing abused domestic workers is a bleak one. A brave few will report. Most will suffer in silence.

By Raffy Marshall | 23 April 2016 | 14 comments

Ben Southwood: Replacing welfare with a negative income tax would solve Osborne’s problems

Friedman and Hayek’s beloved policy would help the poor, make work pay and fulfil the surplus target.

By Ben Southwood | 29 October 2015 | 12 comments

Ryan Bourne: Should Osborne target “full employment”?

As Milton Friedman once quipped, we could increase employment by making those working on government construction projects use spoons instead of shovels.

By Ryan Bourne | 28 January 2015 | 13 comments

Nevermind plan B, here’s plan H – a helicopter drop of made-up money

Last week, the Deep End featured Anatole Kaletsky’s argument that money created through Quantitative Easing (QE) should be given directly… Read more »

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