Ryan Bourne

Ryan Bourne occupies the R. Evan Scharf Chair for the Public Understanding of Economics at Cato, and was previously head of economic research at the Centre for Policy Studies and head of public policy at the Institute of Economic Affairs in Westminster He has written on numerous economic issues, including fiscal policy, inequality, minimum wages, infrastructure spending, the cost of living and rent control.

June 28, 2024

The Free-Market Tories Britain Needed

"Raising economic growth prospects through policy is difficult. But Britain is now so far behind the United States and the technological frontier, that removing self-imposed barriers to growth could have…

The Free-Market Tories Britain Needed
The Daily Economy5/28/24

The Origins of The War on Prices

"The past decade…has normalized the view that tampering with specific prices is no big deal. An unexpected inflation, arbitrarily redistributing income as it does, creates a fertile environment to justify…

The Origins of The War on Prices