Economic Freedom of North America 2020 - Fraser Institute

Dean Stansel, Jos¨¦ Torra

& Fred McMahon

Economic Freedom of

North America 2020

The map uses the subnational index.

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LEAST FREE

Economic Freedom

of North America

2020

Dean Stansel, Jos¨¦ Torra,

and Fred McMahon

FRASER

INSTITUTE

Fraser Institute

2020

ii / Economic Freedom of North America 2020 / Stansel, Torra, McMahon

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Authors: Dean Stansel, Jos¨¦ Torra, and Fred McMahon

Title: Economic Freedom of North America 2020

Publisher: Fraser Institute

Date of publication: 2020

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Stansel, Dean

Economic freedom of North America 2020 / Dean Stansel, Jos¨¦ Torra, and Fred McMahon.

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Contents

Executive Summary

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Chapter 1. Economic Freedom of Canada, the United States, and Mexico in 2018 / 1

Chapter 2. Economic Freedom of the Mexican States in 2018 / 25

Chapter 3. Detailed Tables of Economic Freedom in Canada,

the United States, and Mexico / 35

Appendix A. Methodology / 57

Appendix B. Explanation of Components and Data Sources / 62

Appendix C. Selected Recent Publications Using Economic Freedom of North America / 72

About the Authors / 81

Acknowledgments / 82

Our EFNA Network / 83

About This Publication / 94

Supporting the Fraser Institute / 95

Purpose, Funding, and Independence / 95

Peer Review / 96

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