by Dan Mitchell | Apr 11, 2026 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
When writing about which jurisdictions have the most economic freedom or best tax regimes, I’ve sometimes groused that it would be very interesting if small micro-states were included. Lo and behold, some group called Factum Research has...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 26, 2025 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
The newest edition of Economic Freedom of the World has been released by the Fraser Institute and I will continue my tradition (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, etc) of putting a spotlight on major developments. We’ll...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 17, 2025 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
When writing about Argentina a few days ago, I used this weight-loss analogy to explain that Javier Milei has some amazing accomplishments, but that he can’t rest on his laurels. Imagine going to a doctor and finding out you have all sorts of health...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 25, 2023 | Blogs, Economics
For a long time, the United States was ranked as having the world’s most competitive economy, according to the Swiss-based IMD World Competitiveness Center. But we fell behind Singapore and Hong Kong in 2010. But at least the U.S. stayed in the top...
by Dan Mitchell | May 24, 2023 | Blogs, Economics
I have written very favorably about Hong Kong and I have also sung the praises of Singapore. But if you want to know which jurisdiction has a brighter future, it certainly seems like Singapore will be the long-run winner. The above video is a segment from my...
