The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) is a think tank that says that its experts "further the dissemination of free-market thinking", and that it "analys and expound the role of markets in solving economic and social problems". It subscribes to a right-wing and neoliberal worldview. It is based in Westminster, London, England.
Founded by businessman and battery farming pioneer Antony Fisher in 1955, it promotes monetarist economics. It publishes a magazine (Economic Affairs), a student magazine (EA), books and discussion papers, and holds regular lectures.
