Economic Freedom of the World

The data file available there contains the most up-to-date and accurate data for the Economic Freedom of the World index. [...] Chapters in the report Chapter 1: Economic Freedom of the World in 2016 The authors of the report, James Gwartney, Robert Lawson, Joshua Hall, and Ryan Murphy provide an overview of the report and discuss why economic free- dom is important. [...] Chapter 1 Economic Freedom of the World in 2016 From the beginning, the participants in the Economic Freedom of the World (EFW) project recognized that development of the best possible measure of eco- nomic freedom, both across countries and through time, would be an ongoing project. [...] The Economic Freedom of the World index—an overview The EFW index provides a comprehensive measure of the consistency of a coun- try’s institutions and policies with economic freedom. [...] Importantly, the value judgments of the authors or others in the Economic Freedom Network are never used to alter the raw data or the rating of any country.