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1. Economic Freedom of the World: 2021 Annual Report

   The index published in Economic Freedom of the World measures the degree to which the policies and institutions of countries are supportive of economic freedom. The cornerstones of economic freedom are personal choice, voluntary exchange, freedom to enter ...

2. Fiscal Federalism and the Dependency of Atlantic Canada

   Fiscal federalism, the massive and unbalanced flow of federal money to and from the provinces, will create a huge fiscal challenge going forward for at least three reasons: economic difficulties emerging after the COVID-19 pandemic, the overhang of ...

3. The Human Freedom Index 2020

   The Human Freedom Index is the most comprehensive freedom index so far created for a globally meaningful set of countries representing 94 percent of the world’s population. The HFI covers 162 countries for 2018, the most recent year for which sufficient ...

4. Economic Freedom of North America 2020

   Economic Freedom of North America 2020 is the sixteenth edition of the Fraser Institute’s annual report. This year it measures the extent to which—in 2018, the year with the most recent available comprehensive data—the policies of individual provinces and ...

5. Economic Freedom of the World: 2020 Annual Report

   The index published in Economic Freedom of the World measures the degree to which the policies and institutions of countries are supportive of economic freedom. The cornerstones of economic freedom are personal choice, voluntary ex-change, freedom to ...

6. An Open Letter to the People of Hong Kong

   An international group of think tanks from 35 nations and territories from around the world has penned an open letter condemning the actions of the Communist Party of China and supporting the people of Hong Kong. On Tuesday, China’s National People’s ...

7. Extended Employment Insurance Now Open to All: Atlantic Canada’s Warning for Other Provinces

   The structure of Canada’s Employment Insurance system is rapidly changing across Canada on autopilot. As unemployment grows, the generosity and accessibility of Canada’s Employment Insurance (EI) increases. The number of hours of work required to collect ...

8. Economic Freedom of the Arab World: 2019 Annual Report

   Wherever true economic freedom takes root, it creates opportunity for all by eliminating obstacles to success. Economic freedom is simply the ability of individuals and families to make their own economic decisions and take advantage of opportunities and ...

9. Catching Up with Canada: A Prosperity Agenda for Atlantic Canada

   Taken as a whole, Atlantic Canada is a lagging economic region in Canada. But this has not always been the case. The region has experienced significant periods of prosperity and economic optimism. This history gives hope that the region’s current status ...

10. Economic Freedom of North America 2019

    Economic Freedom of North America 2019 is the fifteenth edition of the Fraser Institute’s annual report. This year it measures the extent to which—in 2017, the year with the most recent available comprehensive data—the policies of individual provinces and ...