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.
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A new metastudy by Serbian think tank Libek confirms that countries wishing to increase their economic growth—and reap the many rewards that come from doing… Read More
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In February 2017, U.S. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady remarked at a conference on international tax competition, “Our blueprint delivers a tax… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Sen. Bernie Sanders and congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are popularizing the philosophy of democratic socialism, especially among younger age groups. Meanwhile, the Young Democratic Socialists… Read More
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The collapse of the U.S. steel industry in the 1980s sent once-thriving Pittsburgh into a severe economic depression. Pittsburgh has struggled to rebuild and rebrand… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Pakistan has received 12 bailouts from the International Monetary Fund since the late 1980s as a result of debt blowouts and balance-of-payment imbalances. Now, the… Read More
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While violent civil conflicts have prevailed elsewhere in the Middle East since the Arab Spring of 2011, Tunisia has pursued a transition to democracy without… Read More
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Economic freedom enables the sharing economy, and in a groundbreaking new multinational study, the Swedish think tank Timbro finds a strong relationship between free markets… Read More
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It’s not rocket science: Economists understand that tariffs harm both the exporting country and the importing country. Retaliatory tariffs do the same thing. Yet too… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Croatia is a strategic security and economic partner of the United States in the Balkan region, but the effectiveness of that partnership is limited by… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Faith Ryan Whittlesey, a top aide to President Ronald Reagan and a two-time ambassador to Switzerland, died May 21 at age 79. As Heritage Foundation President Kay Coles James reminded us, Whittlesey “leaves… Read More
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Egypt’s economy is rebounding after years of economic stress and political turmoil. As Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, noted earlier this… Read More
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Six billion people. That’s how many people are currently living in corrupt countries, according to the most recent edition of an annual study by Transparency… Read More
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With NAFTA 2.0 negotiations possibly wrapping up as soon as this week or next, it’s vital that the United States not bargain away a key… Read More
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In a recent commentary in The Wall Street Journal, “Freer Markets, Freer Media,” Kevin Brookes and Patrick Dery of the Montreal Economic Institute offered a… Read More
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This week, America is celebrating the annual National Small Business Week. Highlighting the vital contribution of small businesses to the U.S. economy, President Donald Trump… Read More
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Trade skeptics and protectionists have charged that trade agreements like NAFTA and the U.S.-Korea trade agreement favor foreign producers and have contributed to the U.S…. Read More
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March 15 marks the sixth anniversary of the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement. The United States and South Korea have been close economic partners for decades. Since March 2012,… Read More
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Oftentimes in global politics, a country will seek to punish its foreign adversaries by imposing economic sanctions against them, preventing them from purchasing goods or… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The Republic of Kosovo, a young democracy in the Balkans, celebrated the 10th anniversary of its independence on Feb. 17. Kosovo’s president, Hashim Thaci, in his… Read More
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The Heritage Foundation’s 2018 Index of Economic Freedom—an annual global study that compares countries’ entrepreneurial environments—was released earlier this month. Since 1995, the index has… Read More
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Hundreds of millions of people around the world are experiencing a “Great Escape” from poverty, and increasing economic freedom around the globe is the reason,… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The Republic of Kosovo and New York-based power generator ContourGlobal signed a deal Wednesday for the U.S. company to build a 500-megawatt, coal-fired power plant,… Read More
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If you’re an American living overseas, Uncle Sam is making life hard for you—and he’s probably giving your bank a headache, too. For one, the… Read More
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U.S. and South Korean trade officials agreed on Oct. 4 to work on changes to the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement, commonly known as KORUS. Neither… Read More
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America’s system of free enterprise is the greatest engine of prosperity ever known on earth. A key component of that system, and a major reason… Read More
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In a sign of improving economic health around the world, the World Trade Organization has strongly upgraded its forecast for the 2017 growth in world… Read More
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America’s corporate tax code is like a heavy anchor holding a fast-moving ship at bay. The winds of opportunity are blowing—our economy could be more… Read More
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In countries with higher levels of economic freedom, individuals are free to move up (or down) the socio-economic ladder because of the decisions they make… Read More
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Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has indicated that the federal borrowing limit must be raised by Sept. 29, or the U.S. could run out of money… Read More
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Americans are increasingly dissatisfied with the amount of freedom in their lives. When Gallup asked them in 2006, 91 percent of Americans said they were… Read More
