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In this third quarter of 2024, Puerto Rico was included, for the first time, in the 2024 State Occupational Licensing Index report, which found that Puerto Rico has more unique occupational licenses than all 50 states and Washington, D.C. combined. In addition, ILE surpassed the 30,000 followers mark on its social networks. You will also see the events where we participate, TV, radio, and podcast interviews, as well as the most-read news and articles on our digital platforms.

In this second quarter of 2024 we published the Economic Freedom North America 2023 report, held an event, with the four authors, to present the report and submitted an amicus curiae brief in the property rights case of the Clemente family against the Government of Puerto Rico. In addition, we launched the educational essay "The Situation of Puerto Rico in the First Half of the 20th Century". You will also see the events where we participate, TV, radio and podcast interviews, as well as the most read news and articles on our digital platforms.

This past quarter, we published the occupational licensing public policy report and met with leaders of the executive and legislature to present it to them. In addition, we launched the educational essay "Challenges to Classical Liberalism". You will also see the most-read events, news, and articles on our digital platforms.

This past quarter we presented the Doing Business North America 2022 report and the educational essay “The Role of Government and the Free Market”. Also, you can see the events, news and our most read articles in our digital platforms.

This quarter we present the Senate bill, P. S. 1276 on occupational licenses, the update of the report "From PAN to PANS", Axel Kaiser's event and the visit we had to the U.S. Congress. We also present the educational essay we published, "The Right to Private Property", and the events, news and most read articles in our digital platforms.

This quarter we published the report The Free Market in Puerto Rico 2022, with the results of our research on the knowledge of and affinity for free market principles in Puerto Rico.

During this quarter, two economic freedom indexes were published in which Puerto Rico was included, for the first time, because of ILE's work. The first was the prestigious Economic Freedom of North America 2022 from the Fraser Institute and the second, License to Work: A National Study of Burdens from Occupational Licensing, 3rd Edition from the Institute for Justice.

Learn about the results of our Puerto Rico Free Market Landscape, which included 23 in-depth interviews with influential leaders in Puerto Rico, as well as 149 responses to an online questionnaire. The feedback collected was used to guide our strategic planning for the next two years.

As part of our programs at ILE, we want to educate about economic liberty and its benefits to give knowledge and power to the people. For this, we have started publishing a series of educational essays authored by distinguished university professors and other expert collaborators from Puerto Rico, the United States, and other countries.