An index of economic freedom ranks jurisdictions based on the degree of economic freedom their residents enjoy.

Explore the Index of Economic Freedom to gauge global impacts of liberty and free markets. Discover the powerful link between economic freedom and progress. The 31st edition, once again ...

This report is a practical guide for using the Index of Economic Freedom—the invaluable annual measure of economic (and hence political) freedom around the world.

This year, for the first time, the Index also correlates economic freedom with important societal values like poverty reduction, human development, political freedom and environmental protection.

How can the Economic Freedom Index help Investment U investors? Heritage is planning to come out shortly with a report on how investors can profit from the Economic Freedom Index. Generally, it is ...

Down, down, down she goes. For the first time in the 20-year history of the annual Heritage Foundation–Wall Street Journal ranking of economic freedom, America hasn’t a place among the top ten ...

RFE/RL spoke to the author of a new index that ranks 157 countries on 10 economic indicators including tax rates and property rights.

The Heritage Foundation recently released its 2014 Index of Economic Freedom. For 20 years, the foundation has used a consistent empirical measurement to evaluate countries worldwide. The results ...

Anthony Kim is a research fellow in economic freedom, editor of the Index of Economic Freedom, and manager of global engagement in the Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom at The Heritage ...