Anthony Kim
- Senior Policy Analyst, Economic Freedom
Anthony B. Kim researches international economic issues with a focus on economic freedom and free trade at The Heritage Foundation.
As a Policy Analyst in Heritage's Center for International Trade and Economics (CITE), Kim assumes the primary responsibility of coordinating the complex research and production process by which the Index of Economic Freedom is produced.
The Index is co-published annually with The Wall Street Journal. It tracks the march of economic freedom around the world by measuring 10 freedoms – from property rights to entrepreneurship – in 157 countries. In 2007, after a decade of publishing the Index, Heritage executives decided that the Index needed changes to make it more accessible to more people - from the congressional staffer to the college student, from the finance minister to the financial adviser.
As one of the handful of Heritage experts who grades the Index's 157 countries, Kim helped oversee those changes and his work earned him Heritage's prestigious Drs. W. Glenn and Rita Ricardo Campbell Award in 2007. The award is given to the employee who has delivered "an outstanding contribution to the analysis and promotion of a Free Society."
Before joining Heritage in 2001, he studied economics at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, N. J., and earned his master's degree in international trade and investment policy from the Elliott School of International Affairs at the George Washington University. He lives in Washington, D.C.
All Publications by Anthony Kim
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WebMemo posted June 28, 2010 by Anthony Kim
Time to Build a Clean Energy Future through the KORUS FTA
“Clean energy” has become a political and economic buzzword for the broad policy debate on how to deal with energy challenges and achieve green growth in the future. Indeed, the global clean energy industry presents a critical market opportunity for the United States, one that could lead to dynamic exports…
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WebMemo posted July 6, 2009 by Anthony Kim
G-8 Can Stimulate Economic Recovery by Restoring Freedom
In his meeting with President Obama on June 15, Italian Prime
Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who will host the G-8 Summit July 8-10
in L'Aquila, Italy, suggested the need to develop "a body of rules
and principles" to keep the current economic crisis from repeating
in the future.[1] Berlusconi remarked,…
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WebMemo posted March 31, 2009 by Anthony Kim
The G-20 Summit: Time to Renew Commitment to Economic Freedom
In his recent op-ed on the upcoming G-20 meeting in London,
President Obama stated that "now is the time to work together to
restore the sustained growth that can only come from open and
stable markets that harness innovation, support entrepreneurship
and advance opportunity."[1]
In light of the ongoing worldwide…
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WebMemo posted September 15, 2008 by Anthony Kim, Ambassador Terry Miller
High Corporate Taxes Undermine U.S. Global Competitiveness
High corporate tax rates are undermining U.S. international
competitiveness. The global economy demands that companies be
flexible and swift in order to remain competitive. High tax rates
deprive companies of both the means and the incentive to take
advantage of new market opportunities or technological changes that
can improve productivity.
Most advanced countries in the world…
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Blog Post on 5/10/2012 6:43:38 AM
“I’m from the Government, and I’m Here to Make You Happy”
Did you know that President Obama’s “Yes, We Can” Administration has been funding a research project to invent a...…
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Blog Post on 5/4/2012 9:48:47 AM
A Cautionary Note from French Economists
Voters in five European countries—France, Germany, Greece, Italy, and Serbia—go to the polls on May 6. Election...…
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Blog Post on 4/16/2012 1:30:40 PM
Sweden Is Not Just About ABBA and IKEA Anymore
Sweden is known for, among other things, Swedish meatballs, the pop group ABBA, and IKEA.
Well, here is another thing...…
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Blog Post on 4/4/2012 11:30:14 AM
Index of Economic Freedom: A Must Read for Dr. Kim
Dr. Jim Yong Kim, the U.S. nominee for the next chief of the World Bank, has been on a “global listening tour.” Kim’s...…
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Blog Post on 3/23/2012 10:00:23 AM
Out of Portugal to Mozambique in Pursuit of Greater Economic Dynamism
[caption id="attachment_94279" align="alignnone" width="600" caption="Left: A city street in Libson, Portugal at dusk....…
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Blog Post on 3/15/2012 12:28:08 PM
KORUS FTA—Finally!
March 15 marked the official start of the landmark Korea–U.S. Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA).
Yes, it’s been a long...…
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Blog Post on 3/13/2012 3:00:11 PM
Fed Reports on Bailouts and Moral Hazard
Back in 2010, The Heritage Foundation’s Index of Economic Freedom first reported the shocking erosion of America’s...…
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Blog Post on 2/28/2012 11:53:30 AM
The Chinese Economy at the Crossroads
The World Bank’s latest report sounds a warning on China’s future economic growth, reiterating critical...…
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Blog Post on 2/16/2012 1:30:11 PM
The United States of America: Land of Overregulation?
Echoing the findings of The Heritage Foundation’s 2012 Index of Economic Freedom, the latest edition of The Economist...…
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Blog Post on 2/6/2012 11:30:41 AM
Follow Reagan's Footsteps; Renew Our Commitment to Economic Freedom
In his two terms in office, President Ronald Reagan gave America a powerful transfusion of his own optimism and hope. He...…