Nighttime light is artificial so its level should depict—all else being equal—levels of development.
economic freedom
The government wants to make speech crimes punishable by house arrest, jail time or electronic monitoring.
The success of any economy hinges on its institutions including its laws and regulations.
Seventeen per cent of Canada’s 18- to 34-year-olds believe communism is the ideal economic system.
When more resources are controlled by politicians and the bureaucracy, there's more favouritism and discrimination.
The average Estonian can expect to live nearly eight years longer than the average Russian.
With no carrots in the form of market incentives, socialist leaders deployed a terrifying array of sticks.
The average Singaporean earns about 30 per cent more than the average American.
Government spending (as a share of the economy) in Singapore is around 15 per cent compared to more than 40 per cent in Canada.