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1. China looks to douse freedom in Hong Kong

   The Communist Party of China (CPC) recently ordered large-scale arrests of dissidents and imposed a security law, which attacks Hong Kong’s Basic Law (effectively, a freedom-protecting constitution) by bypassing Hong Kong’s Legislative ...

2. Baltic states continue march towards markets despite rocky road

   After revolutions swept across Eastern Europe three decades ago, communism was counting its final days in more than two dozen countries on the verge of leaving socialism behind and welcoming a market economy. The former socialist ...

3. ‘Mini Schengen’—moving toward freedom and markets

   French President Emmanuel Macron’s spearheading opposition to block European Union accession talks with Albania and North Macedonia during the European Council’s recent fall meeting is not only dangerously and severely undermining the ...

4. Be nice to the price—be very nice to the price

   In the Fraser Institute seminars I and some American friends do for Canadian journalists, introducing them to the basic concepts of economics in two-and-a-half days, we have a section called “Be nice to the price.” In it we show how ...

5. Still moving toward markets 30 years after the Berlin Wall

   Last weekend marked the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989, which was not only the start of German reunification, but one of several events that in the months and years to come would see more than 100 ...

6. Economic freedom—it’s good for what ails you

   Earlier this year, one of the Fraser Institute’s flagship publications, the Economic Freedom of the World Index, found once again that economic freedom strongly correlates with “quality of life” improvements. For example: Countries in ...

7. As the world shifted to free markets, poverty rates plummeted

   Life expectancy is 80 years in the freest countries compared to 64 in the least-free countries. ...

8. Indonesia should study Canada’s history of resource development

   Indonesia is at a crossroads for its oil and gas industry. It can let the industry slowly die, or change course and build a dynamic economic force that enhances tax revenues, creates high-paying jobs and boosts the country’s high-tech ...

9. Greater economic freedom—the key to better lives for women in the Middle East and beyond

   Not surprisingly, low-ranking countries include Saudi Arabia, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Qatar. ...

10. Metro areas with more competing cities are more economically free

    Much has been written about the benefits of economic freedom. It’s associated with “higher investment rates, more rapid economic growth, higher income levels, and a more rapid reduction in poverty rates.” However, the vast majority of ...