The Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania unreservedly embraced economic freedom since the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Economic Freedom
January 2, 2020
8:15AM
The index spotlights fundamental rights such as freedom of speech, religion, association and assembly.
December 9, 2019
3:19PM
There’s no need to wait for EU membership to increase the level of freedom in these countries.
October 2, 2019
2:34PM
Central planners lack the knowledge and incentives to respond to consumer wants and needs.
September 26, 2019
12:55PM
In countries where men and women’s economic rights are equally protected under the law, women live on average about nine years longer.
December 11, 2018
11:20AM
Life expectancy is 79.5 years in the top quartile of countries compared to 64.4 years in the bottom quartile.
November 13, 2018
2:30PM
Life expectancy is 80 years in the freest countries compared to 64 in the least-free countries.
November 5, 2018
2:58PM
Ottawa and most provincial governments have failed to offer any significant de-regulatory strategy.
July 10, 2018
1:51PM
Southeast Asian country’s policy climate receives poor grade in annual survey.
March 12, 2018
11:09AM
Not surprisingly, low-ranking countries include Saudi Arabia, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Qatar.
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