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Institute of Economic Affairs

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The Institute of Economic Affairs is a British think tank registered as a charity that promotes free market thinking. It was founded by the businessman Antony Fisher in 1955 and is headquartered in Westminster, London. The institute says it seeks to further the dissemination of free market thinking by analyzing the role of markets in solving economic and social problems, and it is generally described as holding a neoliberal, right of center outlook. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Geography
Country or Jurisdiction Served
Kenya 2
Wikidata Q100955942, property P17 (country).
Founding Year
1955 1
Headquarters
Westminster, London, United Kingdom 1
Classification
Institution Subtype
Think Tank or Research Institute 1
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1. Institute of Economic Affairs (Wikipedia)
  • Lead paragraph, founding sentence
    Founded by businessman Antony Fisher in 1955
  • Lead paragraph, headquarters sentence
    The IEA is headquartered in Westminster, London.
  • Introduction, institution-subtype
    The Institute of Economic Affairs is a British think tank registered as a charity that promotes free market thinking.
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2. Wikidata
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