This chapter summarizes the relationship between open economies and open societies, illustrates strategic opportunities to support democracy with an open economy approach, and recommends actions to respond to current challenges and integrate economic development into democracy assistance.
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Economic freedom hit a record high in 2019—but then came 2020. That’s when government shutdowns limited economic freedom, with devasting impacts to people’s lives and livelihoods.
Economic Freedom Hit Record High Globally—Before the Shutdowns Read More »
Economic freedom is positively tied with numerous positive outcomes ranging from faster economic growth to environmental progress and greater resilience in the face of economic crises. Recently, more attention has been devoted to the connection between economic freedom and income inequality and the findings are somewhat mixed as some studies show that economic freedom is associated with higher levels of inequality while others find the opposite.
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What are North Carolina’s prospects for making a sustained COVID-19 economic recovery? With a still staggering labor market and economic hardships on the rise, state leaders have committed to the priorities of economic growth and prosperity. In this Brief, to assess the state’s prospects for sustained recovery we focus on two main components: the state’s fiscal health and the state’s economic health.
NC's Prospects for COVID-19 Economic Recovery: Top-Down and Bottom-up Assessment Read More »
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a package of bills Monday that will make it much easier for people with criminal records to become licensed in their chosen field.
Michigan Reforms Licensing Laws to Help People with Criminal Records Find Jobs Read More »
For the second straight year, the Florida Legislature has expanded economic freedom and opportunity for the state’s residents.
Double the Freedom, Double the Fun Read More »
As described in this report, states’ experiences demonstrate the multiple pathways that can help state policymakers strike the right balance by removing barriers to work and improving labor market entry and portability across state lines.
The Evolving State of Occupational Licensing Read More »
Nobel laureate Milton Friedman once compared our nation’s education system to “an island of socialism in a free-market sea.” Similarly, nearly 30 years ago, the then-president of the American Federation for Teachers Albert Shanker wrote, “It’s time to admit that public education operates like a planned economy, a bureaucratic system in which everybody’s role is spelled out in advance, and there are few incentives for innovation and productivity. It’s no surprise that our school system doesn’t improve: It more resembles the communist economy than our own market economy.”
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