The Economic Freedom Project is
produced by the Heritage Center for International Trade and
Economics (CITE) which provides state-of-the-art research on the
role democracy and free markets play in fostering economic growth
in countries around the world. CITE's mission to promote global
economic freedom by making it the key principle of the United
States's international economic policy.
CITE produces the annual Index of Economic Freedom,
co-published with the Wall Street Journal CITE and works
with other pro-trade think tanks and economic groups to inform
members of Congress, the media, and the public about the
relationship between free trade, economic freedom, and prosperity.
CITE also keeps its audiences abreast of the effectiveness of the
major international financial institutions.
Brett D.
Schaefer is Jay Kingham Fellow in International Regulatory
Affairs.