The latest edition of this annual report, published in association with the Institute of Economic AffairsEconomic Freedom of the WorldThe index published in Economic Freedom of the World measures the degree to which the policies and institutions of countries are supportive of economic freedom....

The twenty-first edition of the Heritage Foundation's popular survey of economic libertyThe results of the 2015 Index of Economic Freedom confirm that the significant rebound in world economic freedom reported in the 2014 Index was no fluke. While the growth in economic freedom has slowed over...

The latest edition of this annual report, published in association with the Institute of Economic AffairsEconomic Freedom of the WorldThe index published in Economic Freedom of the World measures the degree to which the policies and institutions of countries are supportive of economic freedom....

Executive Summary:Economic Freedom of the WorldThe index published in Economic Freedom of the World measures the degree to which the policies and institutions of countries are supportive of economic freedom. The cornerstones of economic freedom are personal choice, voluntary exchange, free- dom...

The latest edition of this annual report, published in association with the Institute of Economic AffairsExecutive Summary: The index published in Economic Freedom of the World measures the degree to which the policies and institutions of countries are supportive of economic freedom. The...

New IEA paper demonstrates that Swedish success is a result of the free market and not the welfare stateExecutive Summary:Sweden did not become wealthy through social democracy, big government and a large welfare state. It developed economically by adopting free-market policies in the late 19th...

The twentieth edition of the Heritage Foundation's popular survey of economic libertyThis year marks the 20th anniversary of the Index of Economic Freedom. With its user friendly format and straight-forward analysis, readers can track up to two decades of advancement in economic freedom,...

Thomas Piketty’s Capital and Ideology (2020) offers a powerful critique of ideological justifications for inequality in capitalist societies. Does this mean we should reject capitalist institutions altogether? This paper defends some aspects of capitalism by explaining the epistemic function...

Massive amounts of confusion exists regarding the definition of Islamic Economics. This has blocked progress in terms of the development of the discipline, since there is no agreement on what its proper subject matter and methodology is. This paper shows that the confusion arises because of our...