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| EST. READ TIME 1 MIN.Fraser Institute releases Economic Freedom of the Arab World at awards ceremony in Muscat, Oman
Economic freedom measures the extent to which individuals, families, businesses, and other organizations are free to make economic decisions without of government interference.
Economic Freedom of the Arab World includes 16 nations: Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, the UAE, and Yemen. Nations are ranked in five areas: size of government; legal structure and security of property rights; access to sound money; freedom to trade internationally, and the regulation of credit, labour, and business.
Four of the nations included in the report-Bahrain, Libya, Mauritania and Qatar-lack data for at least one of the above areas and are not included in the overall rankings, though rankings are provided in areas for which data are available.
The Fraser Institute, along with regional partner, the Oman-based International Research Foundation, produces the Economic Freedom of the Arab World, a new initiative to measure economic freedom and how free enterprise throughout the Arab world is lifting individuals and families out of poverty.
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Salem Ben Nasser Al-Ismaily
Salen Ben Nasser Al-Ismaily was educated in the United Kingdon and the United States, where he was awarded degrees intelecommunications, liberal arts, industrial engineering and business administration. In 1996, he was a founder of OCIPED (The Omani Centre for Investment Promotion and Export Development), Oman and currently serves as its Vice Chairman and Executive President.… Read more Read Less… -
Amela Karabegovic
Amela Karabegovi is a former Senior Economist of the Fraser Institute. She holds a B.M. (Great Distinction) in General Managementfrom the University of Lethbridge in Alberta and an M.A. in Economics from Simon Fraser University in British Columbia. She was a coauthor of the Economic Freedom of North America , Economic Freedom of the Arab World , Myths and Realities of TILMA , Transparency of Labour Relations Boards in Canada and the United States , Measuring Labour Markets in Canada and the United States , Measuring the Flexibility of Labour Relations Laws in Canada and the United States , Tax and Expenditure Limitations: The Next Step in Fiscal Discipline , and the Prosperity Series-Ontario .… Read more Read Less… -
Fred McMahon
Resident Fellow, Dr. Michael A. Walker Chair in Economic FreedomFred McMahon is a Fraser Institute Resident Fellow and holder of the Dr. Michael A. Walker Chair in Economic Freedom.He has an M.A. in Economics from McGill University. Mr. McMahon manages the Economic Freedom of the World Project and coordinates the Economic Freedom Network, an international alliance of over 100 think tank partners in about 100 nations and territories. His research focuses on global issues such as development, trade, governance and economic structure. Mr. McMahon is the author of numerous research articles and several books including, Looking the Gift Horse in the Mouth: The Impact of Federal Transfers on Atlantic Canada, which won the Sir Antony Fisher International Memorial Award for advancing public policy debate, Road to Growth: How Lagging Economies Become Prosperous, and Retreat from Growth: Atlantic Canada and the Negative Sum Economy.He has written for numerous publications including the European Journal of Political Economy, the SAIS Journal (School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University), the Wall Street Journal, Policy Options, National Post, Time (Canada), Globe and Mail, Ottawa Citizen, and most other major Canadian newspapers. Research articles he has recently authored or co-authored include: Economic Freedom of North America, Quebec Prosperity: Taking the Next Step, The Unseen Wall: The Fraser Institute's Annual Trade Survey, and Economic Freedom of the Arab World.… Read more Read Less…
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