print email comment close Index of Economic Freedom URL: http://www.heritage.org/research/features/index/ Description: This annual publication "measures 161 countries against a list of 50 independent variables divided into 10 broad factors of economic freedom. Low scores are more desirable. The higher the score on a factor, the greater the level of government interference in the economy and the less economic freedom a country enjoys." Covers trade policy, monetary policy, property rights, banking and finance, and other issues. A project of The Heritage Foundation and the Wall Street Journal. Author: Miles, Marc A.; Fuelner, Edwin J.; O'Grady, Mary Anastasia Publisher: The Heritage Foundation Extra Keywords wages Library of Congress Subject Headings: Economic indicators Economic policy Free enterprise LII Database Information: Record 11531 created by Wendy Hyman on 01/08/2005 Last modification on 01/18/2005 Published: 01/08/2005   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/11531