Philip Booth

City University London - The Business School

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1.

Verdict on the Crash: Causes and Policy Implications

Institute of Economic Affairs Monographs, No. HPB 37, 2009
Number of pages: 104 Posted: 23 Sep 2009
Philip Booth, Michael Beenstock, Eamonn Butler, Tim Congdon, Laurence Copeland, Kevin Dowd, Samuel Gregg, John Kay, David T. Llewellyn, Alan D. Morrison, D. R. Myddelton, Anna J. Schwartz, Geoffrey Wood, James Alexander and John Greenwood
City University London - The Business School, Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Department of Economics, Adam Smith Institute, University of Buckingham, Cardiff University - Cardiff Business School, Nottingham University Business School (NUBS), Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty, St John's College, Oxford, Loughborough University - Department of Economics, University of Oxford - Said Business School, Cranfield University, City University of New York (CUNY), Cass Business School, affiliation not provided to SSRN and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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credit crunch, financial crisis, bank bailouts, financial regulation, Financial Services Authority, bank regulation, monetary policy, central banks, Federal Reserve, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Community Reinvestment Act, Bank of England, Alan Greenspan

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... and the Pursuit of Happiness - Wellbeing and the Role of Government

Institute of Economic Affairs Monographs, Readings 64, GMU Working Paper in Economics No. 12-25
Number of pages: 127 Posted: 25 Jan 2012 Last Revised: 29 Aug 2013
Christian Bjørnskov, Peter J. Boettke, Peter J. Boettke, Philip Booth, Christopher J. Coyne, Marc De Vos, Paul Ormerod, Daniel W. Sacks, Pedro Schwartz, J. R. Shackleton, J. R. Shackleton, Chris Snowdon, Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers
Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business, George Mason University - Department of EconomicsMercatus Center at George Mason University, City University London - The Business School, George Mason University - Department of Economics, Macquarie Law School, Volterra Consulting, Indiana University - Kelley School of Business - Department of Business Economics & Public Policy, Universidad Camilo Jose Cela, Westminster Business SchoolInstitute of Economic Affairs (IEA), Independent, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Economics
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happiness economics, wellbeing, government spending, economic theory

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Catholic Social Teaching and the Market Economy - Revised Second Edition

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Catholic Social Teaching and the Market Economy - Revised Second Edition

Institute of Economic Affairs Monographs, 2014
Number of pages: 512 Posted: 10 Dec 2014
Philip Booth
City University London - The Business School
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Catholic social teaching, market economy, Catholic church, social education, free society, Philip Booth

Catholic Social Teaching and the Market Economy Revised Second Edition

Institute of Economic Affairs Monographs, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 512 Posted: 03 Sep 2021
Philip Booth
City University London - The Business School
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Flaws and Ceilings: Price Controls and the Damage They Cause

Flaws and Ceilings: Price Controls and the Damage They Cause, Institute of Economic Affairs Monographs, Hobart Paperback 179, ISBN: 978-0-255-36702-8
Number of pages: 227 Posted: 26 Feb 2018
Christopher J. Coyne, Rachel Coyne, Robert C.B. Miller, Stanley Siebert, Ryan Bourne, Colin Robinson, Richard Wellings, Philip Booth, Stephen Davies, Steven Schwartz and Christopher Snowdon
George Mason University - Department of Economics, George Mason University, IEA, Institute of Economic Affairs, U.K., Business School, University of Birmingham, Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), University of Surrey - Department of Economics, Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), City University London - The Business School, Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), Brunel University London and Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)
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minimum pricing, price controls, rent controls, shortages

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On Being the Right Size

Journal of Financial Perspectives, Vol. 2, No. 1, 2014
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 29 Nov 2017 Last Revised: 30 Nov 2017
Andrew Haldane and Philip Booth
Bank of England and City University London - The Business School
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Does Britain Need a Financial Regulator?

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Does Britain Need a Financial Regulator?

Institute of Economic Affairs Monographs, 2010, Hobart Paper Working Paper No. 169
Number of pages: 89 Posted: 03 Dec 2010
Philip Booth and Terry Arthur
City University London - The Business School and Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)
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financial regulation, financial services authority, FSA, stock markets, stock exchanges, private regulation

Does Britain Need a Financial Regulator?

Institute of Economic Affairs Monographs, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 89 Posted: 16 Sep 2021
Terry Arthur and Philip Booth
Independent and City University London - The Business School
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...and the Pursuit of Happiness - Wellbeing and the Role of Government

Institute of Economic Affairs Monographs, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 126 Posted: 13 Sep 2021
Philip Booth
City University London - The Business School
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Sharper Axes, Lower Taxes - Big Steps to a Smaller State

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Sharper Axes, Lower Taxes - Big Steps to a Smaller State

Institute of Economic Affairs Monographs, Hobart Series No. 38
Number of pages: 288 Posted: 28 Sep 2011
Philip Booth
City University London - The Business School
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Sharper Axes, Lower Taxes: Big Steps to a Smaller State

Institute of Economic Affairs Monographs, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 288 Posted: 14 Sep 2021
Philip Booth
City University London - The Business School
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Thatcher: the Myth of Deregulation

Institute of Economic Affairs Monographs No. 60
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 03 Aug 2021
Philip Booth
City University London - The Business School
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New Vision: Liberating the BBC from the Licence Fee

Institute of Economic Affairs Current Controversies No.71
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 03 Jun 2021
Philip Booth
City University London - The Business School
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broadcasting, UK, BBC, television, government regulation, government policy

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In Focus: The Case for Privatising the BBC

Institute of Economic Affairs Monographs, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 170 Posted: 03 Jun 2021
Philip Booth, Ryan Bourne, Tim Congdon, Stephen Davies and Cento Veljanovski
City University London - The Business School, Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), University of Buckingham, Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) and Case Associates
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UK, Britain, BBC, entertainment, television, media, fiscal policy, government intervention, regulation

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Taxation, Government Spending & Economic Growth: In Brief

Institute of Economic Affairs Monographs, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 03 Jun 2021
Philip Booth and Ryan Bourne
City University London - The Business School and Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)
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UK, Britain, government spending, government expenditure, public economics, taxation, fiscal policy, low taxation, national insurance, corporation tax, capital gains tax, inheritance tax

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Flaws and Ceilings: Price Controls and the Damage They Cause

Institute of Economic Affairs Monographs, 2015
Number of pages: 227 Posted: 17 Sep 2021
Rachel Coyne, Philip Booth, Ryan Bourne, Stephen Davies, Robert C.B. Miller, Colin Robinson, Christopher Coyne, Steven Schwartz, Stanley Siebert, Christopher Snowdon and Richard Wellings
George Mason University, City University London - The Business School, Cato Institute, Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), IEA, Institute of Economic Affairs, U.K., University of Surrey - Department of Economics, Independent, Brunel University London, Business School, University of Birmingham, Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) and Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)
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The LIBOR Reader

Institute of Economic Affairs Monographs, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 07 Sep 2021
Philip Booth and Michael Jeffers
City University London - The Business School and Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)
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Carbon Conundrum: How to Save Climate Change Policy from Government Failure

The Institute of Economic Affairs, 2022
Number of pages: 135 Posted: 19 Jan 2023
Philip Booth and Carlo Stagnaro
City University London - The Business School and Bruno Leoni Institute
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climate change policy, climate change, carbon, government failure

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Waging the War of Ideas: Fourth Edition

Institute of Economic Affairs Monographs, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 217 Posted: 16 Aug 2021
John Blundell, Walter E. Williams and Philip Booth
IEA, Institute of Economic Affairs, U.K., George Mason University and City University London - The Business School
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Breaking Up is Hard to Do: Britain and Europe's Dysfunctional Relationship

Institute of Economic Affairs Monographs, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 350 Posted: 03 Jun 2021
Philip Booth, Martin Howe, Philippe Legrain, David G. Mayes, Patrick Minford, Kristian Peter Niemietz, Gwythian Prins, Sean Rickard, Martin Ricketts, J. R. Shackleton, J. R. Shackleton, Matthew Sinclair, Christopher Snowdon, Rachel Tingle, Roland Vaubel, Richard Wellings and Geoffrey Wood
City University London - The Business School, Independent, Independent, University of Auckland Business School (Deceased), Cardiff University Business School, Institute of Economic Affairs, London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - London School of Economics, Cranfield University, University of Buckingham, Westminster Business SchoolInstitute of Economic Affairs (IEA), Consultant, Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), University of Buckingham, University of Mannheim - Department of Economics, Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) and Cass Business School
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Brexit, UK, EU, Britain, European Union, economic integration, macroeconomics, international trade, policy coordination, international organisations

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Regulation Without the State: The Example of Financial Services

IEA Discussion Paper No. 97
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 03 Jun 2021
Philip Booth
City University London - The Business School
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UK, Britain, financial services, banking, banks, government regulation, financial regulation, market failure, neo-classical economics, private regulation

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The Euro – the Beginning, the Middle … and the End?

Institute of Economic Affairs Monographs, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 216 Posted: 07 Sep 2021
Philip Booth
City University London - The Business School
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IEA Submission to the Budget

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IEA Submission to the Budget

Institute of Economic Affairs Monographs, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 03 Sep 2021
Philip Booth, Ryan Bourne and Mark Littlewood
City University London - The Business School, Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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IEA Submission to the Budget

Number of pages: 8 Posted: 16 Aug 2021
Philip Booth and Ryan Bourne
City University London - The Business School and Cato Institute
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Integrating Health and Social Care: State or Market?

Institute of Economic Affairs Current Controversies No. 69
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 03 Jun 2021
Philip Booth
City University London - The Business School
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UK, Britain, public health, healthcare, healthcare reform, health provision, social care, NHS, free market, competition

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Socially Useless? The Crucial Contribution of Finance to Economic Life

Institute of Economic Affairs Discussion Paper No. 87
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 07 Jun 2021
Philip Booth and Diego Zuluaga
City University London - The Business School and Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)
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UK, Britain, finance, financial services, banking, sales, trading, regulation, government regulation, government policy, speculation

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Avoiding the Risks of Regulatory Red Tape: Insurance Regulation for the 21st Century

Institute of Economic Affairs Current Controversies No. 62
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 04 Jun 2021
Philip Booth
City University London - The Business School
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UK, Britain, regulation, government regulation, insurance, insurance market

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Federal Britain: The Case for Decentralisation

Institute of Economic Affairs Monographs, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 128 Posted: 03 Aug 2021
Philip Booth
City University London - The Business School
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Is Trade Justice? Is Fair Trade Fair?

Institute of Economic Affairs Monographs, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 12 Jun 2023
Philip Booth
City University London - The Business School
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Defusing the Debt Time Bomb: Challenges and Solutions

Institute of Economic Affairs Briefing 14:06
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 16 Aug 2021
Philip Booth and Ryan Bourne
City University London - The Business School and Cato Institute
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Abolishing the Higher Education Research Excellence Framework (the REF)

Institute of Economic Affairs Monographs, 2015
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 17 Sep 2021
J. R. Shackleton, J. R. Shackleton and Philip Booth
Westminster Business SchoolInstitute of Economic Affairs (IEA) and City University London - The Business School
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A Briefing: Fisheries Policy Outside the EU

Institute of Economic Affairs
Number of pages: 3 Posted: 03 Jun 2021
Philip Booth
City University London - The Business School
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UK, Britain, EU, European Union, fisheries, economic integration, internaitonal agreements

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Aligning Corporation Tax and Income Tax – As a Prelude to Radical Reform

IEA Current Controversies Paper No. 35
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 07 Sep 2021
Philip Booth and Ray Chidell
City University London - The Business School and Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)
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Making the Pieces Fit: Reforming Britain’s relationship with the EU

Institute of Economic Affairs Monographs, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 03 Jun 2021
Philip Booth and Ryan Bourne
City University London - The Business School and Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)
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UK, Britain, Brexit, European Union, EU, economic integration, international organisations, international cooperation

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The Free Economy, the Welfare State and Government Borrowing

IEA Discussion Paper No. 31
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 16 Sep 2021
Philip Booth
City University London - The Business School
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Growing the UK Pension Pot: The Case for Privatisation

IEA Discussion Paper No. 56
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 16 Aug 2021
Philip Booth and Kristian Peter Niemietz
City University London - The Business School and Institute of Economic Affairs
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The Moral Limits to the Market Economy, and the Financial Crash

IEA Discussion Paper No. 30
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 16 Sep 2021
Philip Booth
City University London - The Business School
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The Regulation of Financial Markets

Number of pages: 183 Posted: 09 Feb 2023
Philip Booth and David Currie
City University London - The Business School and Independent
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Sharing the Burden – How the Older Generation Should Suffer its Share of the Cuts

IEA Discussion Paper No. 34
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 14 Sep 2021
Philip Booth and Corin Taylor
City University London - The Business School and Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)
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Budget 2017: An IEA Briefing

Institute of Economic Affairs
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 03 Jun 2021
Philip Booth and Rory Meakin
City University London - The Business School and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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UK, Britain, taxation, fiscal policy, capital gains tax, inheritance tax, land tax, property tax

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Pension Provision: Government Failure Around the World

Institute of Economic Affairs Monographs, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 161 Posted: 01 Jun 2023 Last Revised: 10 Jun 2023
Institute of Economic Affairs Submitter, Philip Booth and Laveesh Bhandari
Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), City University London - The Business School and Indicus Analytics
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Autumn Statement Briefing 2015

Institute of Economic Affairs Monographs, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 03 Aug 2021
Institute of Economic Affairs Submitter, Philip Booth and Ryan Bourne
Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), City University London - The Business School and Cato Institute
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Cutting Public Spending by £167bn: A Modest but Necessary Aim

IEA Current Controversies Paper No. 31
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 17 Sep 2021
Philip Booth
City University London - The Business School
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Market Failure: A Failed Paradigm

Institute of Economic Affairs Monographs, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 01 Jun 2023
Institute of Economic Affairs Submitter and Philip Booth
Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) and City University London - The Business School
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Towards a Liberal Utopia?

Institute of Economic Affairs Monographs, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 159 Posted: 12 Jun 2023
Philip Booth
City University London - The Business School
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Taming Leviathan: Waging the War of Ideas Around the World

Institute of Economic Affairs Monographs, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 98 Posted: 01 Jun 2023
Institute of Economic Affairs Submitter and Philip Booth
Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) and City University London - The Business School
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The Economics of Fair Trade: A Christian Perspective

Institute of Economic Affairs Monographs, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 01 Jun 2023
Institute of Economic Affairs Submitter and Philip Booth
Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) and City University London - The Business School
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Half a Cheer for Fair Trade

Institute of Economic Affairs Monographs, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 01 Jun 2023
Institute of Economic Affairs Submitter, Philip Booth and Linda Whetstone
Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), City University London - The Business School and Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) - International Policy Network
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Pension Tax Reform: A Briefing

Institute of Economic Affairs Monographs
Posted: 17 Sep 2021
Philip Booth and Ryan Bourne
City University London - The Business School and Cato Institute

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UK, Britain, taxation, pension, pension tax, fiscal policy, fiscal reform, government policy

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Disability Benefits: A Briefing

Institute of Economic Affairs
Posted: 03 Jun 2021
Philip Booth
City University London - The Business School

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UK, Britain, welfare, disability, disability benefit, ageing population