Christopher Snowdon

Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)

2 Lord North Street, Westminster

London, SW1P 3LB

United Kingdom

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Scholarly Papers (53)

1.

Selfishness, Greed and Capitalism: Debunking Myths About the Free Market

Selfishness, Greed and Capitalism: Debunking Myths About the Free Market, Institute of Economic Affairs Monographs, Hobart Paper 177, ISBN: 978-0-255-36679-3, 2015
Number of pages: 233 Posted: 26 Feb 2018
Christopher Snowdon
Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)
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behavioural economics, capitalism, consumerism, economic growth, rational choice

2.

Of Course Sin Taxes are Regressive

Institute of Economic Affairs Current Controversies No. 63
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 04 Jun 2021
Christopher Snowdon
Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)
Downloads 467 (127,963)
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UK, Britain, regressive taxation, sin tax, alcohol consumption, sugar tax, sugar consumption, healthy living

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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
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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Cheap as Chips: Is a Healthy Diet Affordable?

Institute of Economic Affairs Discussion Paper No. 82
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 03 Jun 2021
Christopher Snowdon
Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)
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UK, Britain, healthy living, food consumption, junk food

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The Proof of the Pudding: Denmark's Fat Tax Fiasco

IEA Current Controversies Paper No. 42
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 07 Sep 2021
Christopher Snowdon
Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)
Downloads 268 (235,313)
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A Load of Rubbish? Introducing a Deposit Return Scheme to the UK

Institute of Economic Affairs
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 03 Jun 2021
Christopher Snowdon
Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)
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UK, Britain, waste disposal, recycling, sustainability, sustainable development, government regulation

7.

What is Junk Food?

Institute of Economic Affairs
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 04 Jun 2021
Christopher Snowdon
Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)
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Britain, UK, food consumption, food production, junk food, obesity, public health

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Selfishness, Greed and Capitalism

Institute of Economic Affairs Monographs, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 233 Posted: 16 Aug 2021
Christopher Snowdon
Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)
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Joint Venture: Estimating the Size and Potential of the UK Cannabis Market

Institute of Economic Affairs Discussion Paper No. 90
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 04 Jun 2021
Christopher Snowdon
Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)
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UK, Britain, public health, fiscal policy, regulation, cannabis, cannabis legalisation, agriculture

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Fast Food Outlets and Obesity: What is the Evidence?

Institute of Economic Affairs Current Controversies No. 59
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 04 Jun 2021
Christopher Snowdon
Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)
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UK, Britain, fast food, junk food, obesity, consumer choice, food consumption, regulation, food policy

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The Sugar Levy: A Briefing

Institute of Economic Affairs Monographs, 2016
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 17 Sep 2021
Christopher Snowdon
Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)
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UK, Britain, sugar tax, food consumption, food production, taxation, fiscal policy, sugar consumption, public health, health policy, healthy living

12.

Sweet Truth - Is There a Market Failure in Sugar?

Institute of Economic Affairs Monographs, 2015
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 17 Sep 2021
Christopher Snowdon and Rob Lyons
Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) and Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)
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You Had One Job: The Shortcomings of Public Health England and the World Health Organization During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Institute of Economic Affairs, Briefing 14: September 2020
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 03 Jun 2021
Christopher Snowdon
Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)
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public health england, world health organisation, WHO, health, public health, COVID-19

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Aggressively Regressive: The 'Sin Taxes' that Make the Poor Poorer

Institute of Economic Affairs Monographs, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 03 Sep 2021
Christopher Snowdon
Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)
Downloads 135 (437,483)
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Prohibition 2.0: Critiquing the Generational Tobacco Ban

Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), Briefings 2, November 2023
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 05 Feb 2024
Christopher Snowdon
Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)
Downloads 108 (529,989)
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tobacco, prohibition, autonomy

Prohibition 2.0: Critiquing the generational tobacco ban

Number of pages: 18 Posted: 06 Feb 2024
Christopher Snowdon
Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)
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Tobacco, prohibition, autonomy

16.

Vaping Solutions: An Easy Brexit Win

Institute of Economic Affairs Current Controversies No. 54
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 07 Jun 2021
Christopher Snowdon
Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)
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UK, Brexit, Britain, EU, European Union, smoking, vaping, health, public health, regulation, snus, cigarettes

17.

VOX Pop: Why Banning Energy Drinks Doesn't Make Sense

Institute of Economic Affairs Current Controversies No.73
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 03 Jun 2021
Christopher Snowdon
Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)
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energy drinks, consumption, human behaviour, paternalism, government policy, public health, health policy

18.

Smoking and the Public Purse

Institute of Economic Affairs Discussion Paper No. 84
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 04 Jun 2021
Christopher Snowdon and Mark Tovey
Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) and Independent
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UK, Britain, smoking, public health, healthy living, healthcare, NHS

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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
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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Trees for Burning: The Biomass Controversy

Institute of Economic Affairs, Working Paper 2024
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 05 Feb 2024
Christopher Snowdon
Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)
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biomass, carbon accounting, sustainability, sudsidies

21.

Alcohol Advertising: What Does the Evidence Show?

Institute of Economic Affairs, IEA Perspectives 2, July 2023
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 06 Feb 2024
Christopher Snowdon
Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)
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Advertising, alcohol, evidence

22.

Killjoys: A Critique of Paternalism

Institute of Economic Affairs Monographs, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 206 Posted: 07 Jun 2021
Christopher Snowdon
Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)
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UK, Britain, paternalism, healthy living, public health, nanny state

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Sock Puppets: How the Government Lobbies Itself and Why

IEA Discussion Paper No. 39
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 07 Sep 2021
Christopher Snowdon
Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)
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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
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, 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

25.

Short Term Impact of Minimum Pricing for Alcohol in Scotland

Institute of Economic Affairs
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 03 Jun 2021
Christopher Snowdon
Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)
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Scotland, alcohol, consumption, behavioural economics, UK, government policy, regulation

26.

Income Inequality: The Facts

Institute of Economic Affairs Monographs, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 3 Posted: 16 Aug 2021
Christopher Snowdon
Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)
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The Impact of WHO Food and Drink Taxes on a Typical Household

Institute of Economic Affairs
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 04 Jun 2021
Christopher Snowdon
Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)
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World Health Organization, WHO, sin tax, sugar tax, consumption, sugar consumption

28.

Never Mind the Gap: Why we shouldn’t worry about inequality

Institute of Economic Affairs Monographs, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 03 Jun 2021
Ryan Bourne and Christopher Snowdon
Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) and Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)
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UK, Britain, economic development, inequality, wealth, income inequality, welfare, development

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Alcohol and the Public Purse: Do Drinkers Pay Their Way?

Institute of Economic Affairs Monographs No. 63
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 03 Aug 2021
Christopher Snowdon
Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)
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Death and Taxes: Why Longer Lives Cost Money

Institute of Economic Affairs Monographs No. 67
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 03 Aug 2021
Christopher Snowdon
Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)
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The Hangover: The Cost of Minimum Alcohol Pricing in Scotland

IEA Discussion Paper No.106
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 28 Jul 2022
John C. Duffy, Christopher Snowdon and Mark Tovey
Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) and Freelance
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MUP, alcohol, alcohol pricing, harm reduction, modelling, health economics, health policy

32.

Nanny State Index 2023

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 09 Mar 2024
Christopher Snowdon
Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)
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Regulations, restrictions

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A Rational Approach to Alcohol Taxation

Institute of Economic Affairs
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 03 Jun 2021
Christopher Snowdon
Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)
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UK, Britain, alcohol consumption, alcohol taxation

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Nanny State Index 2018: Nicotine Supplement

Institute of Economic Affairs Monographs, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 72 Posted: 04 Jun 2021
Christopher Snowdon
Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)
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UK, Britain, paternalism, smoking, vaping, taxation, public health, healthcare, health policy

35.

False Economies: Myths about Public Health Spending

Institute of Economic Affairs, Briefing 3: May 2020
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 03 Jun 2021
Christopher Snowdon
Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)
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COVID-19, UK, NHS, public health, health, health policy, behavioural economics, government expenditure on health

36.

The Fat Lie

Institute of Economic Affairs Briefing 14:03
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 17 Aug 2021
Christopher Snowdon
Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)
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Vaper Trails: New Nicotine Products and the Innovation Principle

IEA Discussion Paper No.105
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 28 Jul 2022
Victoria Hewson and Christopher Snowdon
Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) and Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)
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vaping, nicotine, harm reduction, smoking cessation, health economics

38.

Drinking in the Shadow Economy

IEA Discussion Paper No. 43
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 07 Sep 2021
Christopher Snowdon
Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)
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The Crack Cocaine of Gambling? Gambling Machines in the UK

IEA Current Controversies Paper No. 41
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 07 Sep 2021
Christopher Snowdon
Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)
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The Alternative Smoke-Free 2030 Plan

Number of pages: 11 Posted: 20 Jan 2023
Christopher Snowdon
Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)
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Smoke-free, alternative, prohibition, regulation, e-cigarettes

41.

Liberty After The Lockdown

Institute of Economic Affairs, Briefing 2: May 2020
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 03 Jun 2021
Christopher Snowdon
Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)
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UK, lockdown, government policy, public health, COVID-19, COVID-19 response

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Euro Puppets: The European Commission’s Remaking of Civil Society

IEA Discussion Paper No. 45
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 07 Sep 2021
Christopher Snowdon
Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)
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Drinking, Fast and Slow: Ten Years of the Licensing Act

Institute of Economic Affairs Monographs, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 03 Aug 2021
Christopher Snowdon
Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)
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Still Hand in Glove? A Re-examination of State-funded Activism

Institute of Economic Affairs Discussion Paper No. 96
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 04 Jun 2021
Christopher Snowdon
Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)
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UK, Britain, NGOs, activism, charity, political advocacy, lobbying, pressure groups

45.

Plain Packaging - Questions that Need Answering

Institute of Economic Affairs Monographs, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 03 Sep 2021
Christopher Snowdon
Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)
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Fixed-Odds Betting Terminals: a Briefing

Institute of Economic Affairs Monographs, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 03 Jun 2021
Christopher Snowdon
Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)
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UK, Britain, gambling, mental health, gambling regulation, government policy

47.

Social Mobility in the UK

Institute of Economic Affairs Monographs, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 3 Posted: 19 Jan 2023
Christopher Snowdon
Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)
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The Sock Doctrine - What Can Be Done About State-funded Political Activism

Institute of Economic Affairs Monographs, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 03 Sep 2021
Christopher Snowdon
Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)
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49.

Punishing the Majority

Institute of Economic Affairs Monographs, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 03 Sep 2021
John C. Duffy and Christopher Snowdon
Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) and Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)
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Seven Years Later – Casinos in the Aftermath of the 2005 Gambling Act

IEA Discussion Paper No. 42
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 07 Sep 2021
Christopher Snowdon
Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)
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A Vapid Solution: Why Banning Disposable E-Cigarettes Would Be a Failure of Law-Enforcement

Institute of Economic Affairs, IEA Briefings 1, September 2023
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 06 Feb 2024
Reem Ibrahim and Christopher Snowdon
Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) and Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)
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Disposable e-cigarettes, ban, law

52.

Closing Time: Who's Killing the British Pub?

Institute of Economic Affairs Monographs, 2014
Posted: 19 Jan 2023
Christopher Snowdon
Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)

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Sugar Taxes: A Briefing

Institute of Economic Affairs
Posted: 17 Sep 2021
Christopher Snowdon
Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)

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UK, Britain, government policy, public health, sugar tax, health policy