Economic Freedom of the World 2020

The data file available there contains the most up-to-date and accurate data for the Economic Freedom of the World index. [...] Appendix Explanatory Notes and Data Sources / 213 About the Authors / 227 About the Contributors / 228 Acknowledgments / 229 The Economic Freedom Network / 230 fraserinstitute.org/economic-freedom • Fraser Institute ©2020 Economic Freedom of the World: 2020 Annual Report • v. Executive Summary The index published in Economic Freedom of the World measures the degree to which the policies and instit [...] The apparent increased insecurity of property rights and the weakening of the rule of law caused by the interventions of the Chinese govern- ment during 2019 and 2020 will likely have a negative impact on Hong Kong’s score, especially in Area 2, Legal System and Property Rights, going forward. [...] Chapters in the report Chapter 1: Economic Freedom of the World in 2018 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 2018 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.