Conflicts are not inherent in the operation of an unhampered market economy. There are conflicts between citizens because the ...

The ability to choose your job, start a business, own property, or decide how to spend your paycheck may seem natural to most Americans. Yet for billions around the world, the most basic economic ...

For those who confuse correlation with causation, a friend would joke that playing basketball in the NBA makes you taller. Previous articles have shown that greater economic freedom correlates with ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I apply economic insights to improve regulations and their effects. At a time when politicians of both parties are seeking ever ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Adam writes about state and local policy and urban economic issues. The positive relationship between economic freedom and ...

There are two different ways to approach the question of whether it is more state intervention or greater market freedom that promotes people’s prosperity: you can take a theoretical approach and ...

Throughout the world and throughout history Free markets have brought growth, prosperity and individual liberty. Socialism of the Soviet or national variety has brought impoverishment and tyranny.

The good news is that the first 20 years of the millennium saw overall increases in economic freedom around the world—with continuous improvement through the second decade. The bad news is that not ...

WASHINGTON – The Heritage Foundation released its latest edition of the annual Index of Economic Freedom today. The 2025 Index, which covers economic policies and conditions in 184 countries from the ...

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 Foundation.

Prominent leaders from corporations and the community in Montgomery, Alabama, partner with the National Business League to digitize 1 million Black businesses to form the “The Black Economic Freedom ...

The concepts of liberalism and conservatism both advocate for economic freedom. Economic liberalism is a political and economic ideology that supports personal liberty, economic freedom, private ...