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Copyright ©2016 by the Fraser Institute. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. The authors of this book have worked independently and opinions expressed by them are, therefore, their own and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the supporters, directors, or staff of the Fraser Institute. This publication in no way implies that the Fraser Institute, its directors, or staff are in favor of, or oppose the passage of, any bill; or that they support or oppose any particular political party or candidate. Published in cooperation with the Economic Freedom Network Cover design by Heather Jalbout. Printed and bound in Canada Data available to researchers The full data set, including all of the data published in this report as well as data omitted due to limited space, can be downloaded for free at . The data file available there contains the most up-to-date and accurate data for the Economic Freedom of the World index. Some variable names and data sources have evolved over the years since the first publication in 1996; users should consult earlier editions of Economic Freedom of the World for details regarding sources and descriptions for those years. All editions of the report are available in PDF and can be downloaded for free from . However, users are always strongly encouraged to use the data from this most recent data file as updates and corrections, even to earlier years’ data, do occur. Users doing longterm or longitudinal studies are encouraged to use the chain-linked index as it is the most consistent through time. If you have difficulty downloading the data, please contact Fred McMahon via e-mail to . If you have technical questions about the data itself, please contact Joshua Hall or Robert Lawson . Please cite the data in your bibliography as: Authors: James Gwartney, Robert Lawson, and Joshua Hall Title: 2016 Economic Freedom Dataset, published in Economic Freedom of the World: 2016 Annual Report Publisher: Fraser Institute Year: 2016 URL: Cite this publication Authors: James Gwartney, Robert Lawson, and Joshua Hall Title: Economic Freedom of the World: 2016 Annual Report Publisher: Fraser Institute Date of publication: 2016 Digital copy available from and Publishing history See page 317 for a list of all volumes of Economic Freedom of the World and associated publications. Cataloguing Information Gwartney, James D. Economic freedom of the world … annual report / James D. Gwartney. Annual. Description based on: 1997 2016 issue by James Gwartney, Robert Lawson, and Joshua Hall, with the assistance of Ryan Murphy, and with Robbie Butler, John Considine, Hugo J. Faria, Rosemarie Fike, Fred McMahon, Hugo M. Montesinos-Yufa, Dean Stansel, and Meg Tuszynski. Issued also online. ISSN 1482-471X; ISBN 978-0-88975-408-9 (2016 edition). 1. Economic history--1990- --Periodicals. 2. Economic indicators--Periodicals. I. Fraser Institute (Vancouver, B.C.) II. Title Fraser Institute ©2016 • www.fraserinstitute.org • www.freetheworld.com
Table of Contents Executive Summary / v Chapter 1 Economic Freedom of the World in 2014 / 1 Chapter 2 Country Data Tables / 29 Chapter 3 Gender Disparity in Legal Rights and Its Effect on Economic Freedom / 189 by Rosemarie Fike Chapter 4 The Critical Role of Economic Freedom in Venezuela’s Predicament / 213 by Hugo J. Faria and Hugo M. Montesinos-Yufa Chapter 5 Economic Freedom and Growth in Ireland, 1980 to 2014 / 237 by Robbie Butler and John Considine Chapter 6 Economic Freedom in the United States, 1980 to the Present / 257 by Dean Stansel and Meg Tuszynski Appendix Explanatory Notes and Data Sources / 273 About the Authors / 287 About the Contributors / 288 Acknowledgments / 291 The Economic Freedom Network / 292 Publishing History / 317 www.freetheworld.com • www.fraserinstitute.org • Fraser Institute ©2016
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