Richard Wellings

Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)

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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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Towards a Liberal Utopia?

IEA Research Paper HPB No. 32, Cass Business School Research Paper
Number of pages: 159 Posted: 10 Feb 2005
Roger Bate, John Blundell, Philip Booth, Tim Congdon, Tim Evans, Helen Evans, David G. Green, Ralph Harris, David Henderson, Richard Wellings, Patrick Minford, David Montgomery, Julian Morris, Paul Ormerod, Geoffrey Owen, Mark Pennington, Razeen Sally, Arthur Seldon, Len Shackleton and James Tooley
American Enterprise Institute (AEI), IEA, Institute of Economic Affairs, U.K., City University London - The Business School, Lombard Street Research, Independent Healthcare Association (IHA), National Health Service, CIVITAS: The Institute for the Study of Civil Society, Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) - UK, City University of London - Institute of Economic Affairs, Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), Cardiff University Business School, Charles River Associates, Incorporated, International Center for Law and Economics, Volterra Consulting, London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Interdisciplinary Institute of Management, King’s College London - Department of Political Economy, London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE), Independent, University of Westminster and University of Newcastle - E.G. West Centre
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Liberal, liberalism, economics, political economy, utopia, Hayek

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The Railways, the Market and the Government

IEA Readings No. 61
Number of pages: 129 Posted: 19 Jun 2006 Last Revised: 02 Jun 2023
John Hibbs, Oliver Knipping, Rico Merkert, Chris Nash, Rana Roy, David Tyrrall and Richard Wellings
University of Central England, Institute for Free Enterprise, University of Leeds, Leeds University Business School (LUBS) - Division of Economics, Independent, City University London - The Business School and Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)
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rail privatisation, railway privatisation, British Rail, Railtrack, regulation, government intervention, railway policy, infrastructure

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Time to Excise Fuel Duty?

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Time to Excise Fuel Duty?

The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) Current Controversies Paper No. 39
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 29 Nov 2012
Richard Wellings
Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)
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Time to Excise Fuel Duty?

IEA Current Controversies Paper No. 39
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 07 Sep 2021
Richard Wellings
Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)
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High Speed 2: The Next Government Project Disaster?

IEA Discussion Paper No. 36
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 14 Sep 2021
Kyn Aizlewood and Richard Wellings
Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) and Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)
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Failure to Transform: High-Speed Rail and the Re-generation Myth

Institute of Economic Affairs Monographs, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 03 Sep 2021
Richard Wellings
Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)
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Which Road Ahead Ahead - Government or Market?

Institute of Economic Affairs Monographs, No. 77, 2012
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 01 Nov 2012 Last Revised: 29 Aug 2013
Oliver Knipping and Richard Wellings
Institute for Free Enterprise and Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)
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Privatisation, Roads, Richard Wellings, Oliver Knipping, Institute of Economic Affairs

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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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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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Without Delay: Getting Britain's Railways Moving

IEA Discussion Paper No.69
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 03 Jun 2021
Richard Wellings
Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)
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UK, Britain, transportation, transport, railways, rail network, infrastructure, government policy, regulation, entrepreneurship, deregulation

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The High-Speed Gravy Train: Special Interests, Transport Policy and Government Spending

IEA Current Controversies Paper No. 46
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 03 Sep 2021
Richard Wellings
Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)
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Sea Change: How Markets & Property Rights Could Transform the Fishing Industry

Institute of Economic Affairs
Number of pages: 168 Posted: 03 Jun 2021
Paul Dragos Aligica, H Sterling Burnett, Birgir Runolfsson, Ion Sterpan, Rachel Tingle and Richard Wellings
George Mason University, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Department of Economics, George Mason University - Department of Economics, University of Buckingham and Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)
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UK, Britain, Brexit, fisheries, fishing, overfishing

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Seeing Red: Traffic Controls and the Economy

IEA Discussion Paper No.68
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 03 Jun 2021
Martin Cassini and Richard Wellings
International Advisory Council of the Kyoto World Cities New Mobility Program and Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)
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UK, Britain, transportation, government policy, government regulation, transport, traffic control, road safety

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Which Road Ahead – Government or Market?

Institute of Economic Affairs Monographs, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 07 Sep 2021
Oliver Knipping and Richard Wellings
Institute for Free Enterprise and Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)
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Fair Deal for the Taxpayer: Why Rail Fares Should be Liberalised

IEA Discussion Paper No. 58
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 16 Aug 2021
Richard Wellings
Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)
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Paving Over the Tracks: A Better Use of Britain's Railways?

Institute of Economic Affairs Monographs Briefing 15:01
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 16 Aug 2021
Paul Withrington and Richard Wellings
Independent and Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)
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Stuck in Brussels: Should transport policy be determined at EU level?

Institute of Economic Affairs Monographs, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 03 Jun 2021
Kristian Peter Niemietz and Richard Wellings
Institute of Economic Affairs and Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)
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EU, European Union, transportation, environment, sustainability, government policy, transport, transport policy, integration, international organisations

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Planes, Trains & Automobiles: The Future of Transport after Covid-19

Institute of Economic Affairs Monographs, Forthcoming
Posted: 03 Aug 2022
Richard Wellings, Andrew Lilico and David Tyrrall
Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), Europe Economics and Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)

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transport, pandemic, travel, aviation, subsidies, infrastructure