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16 March 2026 Book Review

‘The Price of our Values’ by Augustin Landier and David Thesmar

Review by Neil Jordan

Written by two professors of finance (at HEC Paris and the MIT Sloan School of Management, respectively), this book considers the connection between economic thought and moral values, and the fact that they frequently come into conflict. Through a series of chapters on different issues (...)

28 May 2026 · 12:30 PM News

The Government Debt Crisis – not just an economic issue

IEA Food for Thought with Prof. Philip Booth (RSVP with the IEA) The Government Debt Crisis - not just an economic issue 12:30-13:00: Sandwich lunch 13:00-14:00: Presentation and Discussion About the Discussion Philip Booth will describe how government debt is creating a looming economic and (...)

9 March 2026 Book Review

‘Company Men’ by Sean Thomas Delehanty

Review by Richard Langlois

In one of the many mansions of today’s obsession with ‘neoliberalism’ resides a long-running debate about the nature and role of the corporation. Those arrayed on one side of the debate argue that stockholders do not own the corporation – all they own are their (...)