Cooped up
This report from UK think tank the Adam Smith Institute quantifies the cost of housing restriction. This paper classes the removal of restrictions as allowing owners of existing dwellings to redevelop their properties so they are up to 8 stories tall. Our model found that liberalising these restrictions would boost the welfare of every person...
World traders
This report from UK think tank the Adam Smith Institute makes the case for the UK to join the Multi-Party Interim Appeal (MPIA) arbitration mechanism. This new paper makes the case for the UK to join the Multi-Party Interim Appeal (MPIA) arbitration mechanism, the alternative to the AB set up by the world’s leading economies...
Saving the golden goose
This report from UK think tank the Adam Smith Institute recommends that the UK's position as the most respected crypto regulatory space in the world should be protected. The UK should avoid copying the US securitarian model from crypto and digital assets. If the Prime Minister wishes to achieve his stated goal to make the...
Homes for all
This report from UK think tank the Adam Smith Institute outlines a fair way to build housing where people want to live. Under the proposed ‘Homes for All’ scheme, the government would use Compulsory Purchasing Orders (CPOs), a legal tool which can be used to compulsorily buy land or property to support development that is...
Tipping point: on the edge of superintelligence
This report by UK think tank the Adam Smith Institute makes the case for thinking ahead when it comes to artificial superintelligence. In this groundbreaking discussion paper, authors Connor Axiotes and Eddie Bolland, make the case for thinking ahead when it comes to artificial superintelligence, recommending we spur innovation, research, and investment into AI companies,...
The price of everything, the social value of nothing
This report from UK think tank the Adam Smith Institute looks at how the Social Value Act damages British procurement. In this paper, our Director of Research Maxwell Marlow analyses the Social Value Act 2012 and its effects on the procurement process in the UK. The Social Value Act, and accompanying Social Value Model, stipulate...
Leave them kids alone
This report from UK think tank the Adam Smith Institute looks at potential next steps on childcare reform. The Adam Smith Institute’s latest policy briefing, written by Maxwell Marlow and Sofia Risino, suggests various childcare reforms aimed at cutting costs, boosting quality and increasing parental choice. These include: Ending £100,000 cliff edge; Easing informal childcare...
The forgotten medium
This report from UK think tank the Adam Smith Institute looks at helping mid-sized businesses to scale up. Focus is skewed towards both the smallest and largest companies in the UK, who benefit from support not offered to the “Forgotten Medium.” Scaling up MSBs would boost the UK’s growth prospects, in particular in areas of...
Levelling down
This report from UK think tank the Adam Smith Institute looks at how the Global Minimum Corporate Tax Undermines the UK. The Adam Smith Institute’s latest paper, written by Dr. Tyler Goodspeed, calls for a rethink of the UK’s decision to rush implementation of a global minimum corporate tax rate. The UK’s decision to rush...
Boomer and bust
This report from UK think tank the Adam Smith Institute looks at realigning incentives to reduce intergenerational inequality. The Adam Smith Institute’s latest paper, written by John Macdonald, James Sean Dickson and Dr. Michael Turner, proposes policies to address the causes of Britain’s growing intergenerational inequality. Intergenerational inequality is not just an issue of fairness...