The annual survey Economic Freedom of the World is an indicator produced by the Fraser Institute, a Canadian think tank which attempts to measure the degree of economic freedom in the world's nations. This indicator has been used in peer-reviewed studies some of which have found a range of beneficial effects of more economic freedom, but plays a role in the creation of financial crisis.
Economic Freedom of the World index has been more widely used than any other measure of economic freedom, because of its coverage of a longer time period.
Read more about Economic Freedom Of The World: History, Method, Research, Influence and Trends, Criticisms, 2010 Annual Report
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