Economic freedom is one of the main drivers of prosperity and growth, and the evidence shows that states with low levels of economic freedom reduce the ability of their citizens to prosper economically.
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June 9, 2016
9:11AM
Western media interpreted the Arab Spring as a drive for democracy, but protesters were mainly motivated by lack of opportunity and jobs.
March 3, 2016
8:50AM
The Fraser Institute has embarked on an ambitious and important effort to create a comprehensive index of human freedom. As a trailblazer in the study and measurement of economic freedom, the Fraser Institute has long recognized that existing attempts to measure freedom have been imperfect—blurring various definitions of freedom, using subjective rather than objective measures, and either failing to account for economic freedom or focusing exclusively on it.
December 23, 2015
2:08PM
The self-styled “land of the free” is not as free as it once was—or as we in the United States think of ourselves.
December 22, 2015
3:53PM
The recent elections in Alberta and federally in Canada have elected governments that appear dedicated to increasing government’s interference in the economy.
December 14, 2015
9:58AM
The Myanmar miracle marches on, but don’t stop holding your breath. Great hazards are emerging ahead.
November 17, 2015
3:22PM
Orwellian may be the most misused adjective in the language. Just about anything qualifies, from security cameras to law-and-order legislation to the bonus scheme for the Pan Am Games.
November 9, 2015
3:02PM
For almost 20 years, the Fraser Institute’s Economic Freedom of the World report has highlighted the many benefits of economic freedom: more prosperity, faster and more sustained economic growth, higher income levels, faster reduction in poverty rates, even better air quality.