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| EST. READ TIME 1 MIN.Alberta among the best for economic freedom while other provinces trail most U.S. states
Economic Freedom of North America rates economic freedom on a 10-point scale for two indexes. An all-government index captures the impact of restrictions on economic freedom by all levels of government (federal, state/provincial, and municipal/local). A subnational index captures the impact of restrictions by state or provincial and local governments. Economic Freedom of North America employs 10 components in three areas: 1) Size of Government; 2) Takings and Discriminatory Taxation; and 3) Labour Market Freedom.
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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 Freedom
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