Philip Booth

Philip Booth is the editorial and program director of the Institute of Economic Affairs and a professor of insurance and risk management at Cass Business School, City University London. He is a fellow of the Institute of Actuaries and of the Royal Statistical Society and deputy editor of Economic Affairs. He is the editor of And the Pursuit of Happiness: Well-being and the Role of Government; Catholic Social Teaching and the Market Economy; Pension Provision: Government Failure Around the World...See more

Philip Booth is the editorial and program director of the Institute of Economic Affairs and a professor of insurance and risk management at Cass Business School, City University London. He is a fellow of the Institute of Actuaries and of the Royal Statistical Society and deputy editor of Economic Affairs. He is the editor of And the Pursuit of Happiness: Well-being and the Role of Government; Catholic Social Teaching and the Market Economy; Pension Provision: Government Failure Around the World; Sharper Axes, Lower Taxes; and Verdict on the Crash: Causes and Policy Implications. He has also advised the Bank of England on financial stability issues (1998-2002) and has been a visiting fellow at Blackfriars Hall, Oxford University (2010-11). See less