Economic Freedom of North America 2014
Economic Freedom of North America 2014This index, published by the Fraser Institute, presents the only comprehensive economic freedom ratings for U.S. states and Canadian provinces.
Just as Economic Freedom of the World seeks to measure economic freedom on an international basis, Economic Freedom of North America measures differences in economic freedom among the Canadian provinces and U.S. states. Economic Freedom of North America allows users to investigate the relationship between economic freedom and prosperity within North America.
IFor the first time, we have been able to include Mexico in the integrated index. In previous editions, Mexico was rated separately from the US states and Canadian provinces due to lack of data and data incompatibility. A strenuous research effort in Mexico overcame this limitatio