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1. Economic Freedom of the Arab World: 2018 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 ...

2. 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. ...

3. Economic freedom means economic growth

   Appeared in The Hill, November 1, 2018 As Americans head to the polls today for the midterm elections, they should pause to consider the value of policies that advance economic freedom. Greater voluntary and peaceful association, protection of property ...

4. Economic Freedom of North America 2018

   Economic Freedom of North America 2018 is the fourteenth edition of the Fraser Institute’s annual report. This year it measures the extent to which the policies of individual provinces and states were, in 2016, supportive of economic freedom, the ability ...

5. Rule of law, limited government key to economic freedom in the U.S. and around the world

   Appeared in The Hill, October 4, 2018 The Fraser Institute, a Canadian-based think-tank, recently released its annual Economic Freedom of the World report. Based on data from 2016 (the latest year of available comparable statistics), the report measures ...

6. Economic Freedom of the World: 2018 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 ...

7. Saudi Arabia’s anti-women laws require swift dose of economic freedom

   Saudi women must obtain permission from their guardians before they travel, go to university, get a job or get married. ...

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. Little platoons make the case for economic freedom

    Fraser Insight, January 2018 It’s only appropriate that New Hampshire has the highest level of economic freedom among all U.S. states in the Fraser Institute’s latest Economic Freedom of North America report (EFNA). After all, New Hampshire is the “Live ...