TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Sept. 11, 2015) - The Fraser Institute will release its Economic Freedom of the World 2015 Annual Report on Monday, Sept. 14 at 5:30 a.m. (Eastern).
The report compares the level of economic freedom in 157 countries and territories based on size of government, taxation, rule of law, property rights, regulation and other factors.
"The research is clear-people living in countries with high levels of economic freedom enjoy greater prosperity, more political and civil liberties, and longer life spans," said Fred McMahon, Dr. Michael A. Walker Research Chair in Economic Freedom with the Fraser Institute.
A news release with additional information will be issued via Marketwired at 5:30 a.m. (Eastern) on Monday, Sept. 14.
The full report will also be available as a free PDF download at www.fraserinstitute.org and www.freetheworld.com.
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The Fraser Institute is an independent Canadian public policy research and educational organization with offices in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, and Montreal and ties to a global network of think-tanks in 87 countries. Its mission is to improve the quality of life for Canadians, their families and future generations by studying, measuring and broadly communicating the effects of government policies, entrepreneurship and choice on their well-being. To protect the Institute's independence, it does not accept grants from governments or contracts for research. Visit www.fraserinstitute.org.
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