A comprehensive analysis of federal, state, and municipal taxes challenges the notion that Puerto Rico residents pay less than those living in the 50 states.
Green light for social reinsertion! Law allows ex-convicts to obtain occupational licenses in Puerto Rico; ILE celebrates milestone.
ILE celebrates the first public policy win with Rivera Schatz's law Read More »
Dr. Ángel Carrión-Tavárez, Director of Research and Public Policy at the Puerto Rico Institute for Economic Liberty, became the first Puerto Rican ever to deliver a presentation at a meeting of this prestigious organization. His address offered a historiographical perspective on Puerto Rico’s colonial relationship with the United States and the origins of el mantengo—a term implying living off public assistance.
Puerto Rico Takes the Stage at Mont Pelerin Society Gathering Read More »
The Island moves further away from the United States and is just a few hundredths behind Mexico in the Economic Freedom of North America 2024 report. Puerto Rico ranked last for the second consecutive year among the 51 U.S. jurisdictions.
The study conducted by ILE details the problems caused by excessive occupational regulation and proposes concrete actions for the Island’s government to address them.
The report Acciones de libertad económica para un Puerto Rico justo y próspero (Economic freedom actions for a fair and prosperous Puerto Rico) highlights more than 50 laws and regulations that limit opportunities in Puerto Rico and provide a guide for the next government to establish new public policies that unlock the Island’s potential.
The legal action is based on the unauthorized use of the legendary baseball player’s trademark by the Government of Puerto Rico.
The Island is closer to Mexico than to the United States and Canada in the Economic Freedom of North America 2023 report. Puerto Rico ranked last for the second consecutive year among the 51 U.S. jurisdictions included in Economic Freedom of North America 2023. This report, published by Canada’s Fraser Institute, measures the degree of economic freedom in 93 provincial or state governments in Canada, the United States of America, and Mexico.
Puerto Rico remains the worst jurisdiction in the United States in economic freedom. Read More »
Court holds that state officials violated the First Amendment when they ordered retired engineer Wayne Nutt to stop talking about math in public.
Federal Judge hands free-speech victory to retired engineer. Read More »
The capital of Puerto Rico was included for the first time in the Doing Business North America 2022 Report published by Arizona State University.
San Juan is the most difficult city to do business in, of all major cities in the U.S. Read More »
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