Name: Fraser Institute — Economic Freedom of the World
Creator: Fraser Institute
License: https://efotw.org/economic-freedom/citations

Redistributable. This source is served as canonical Parquet under the license below, with attribution and provenance preserved.

Coverage

Series catalogued

2,145

Temporal coverage

1970-12-31 – 2023-12-31

Frequencies

Annual

Distinct geographies

165

Licensing & provenance

License: fraser-efw-permission
License URL: https://efotw.org/economic-freedom/citations
Required attribution: Fraser Institute, Economic Freedom of the World. Authoritative data: efotw.org
Redistribution: Permitted (served here)
Commercial use: Restricted / no
Modification: Permitted
Provider homepage: https://efotw.org
Provider terms: https://efotw.org/economic-freedom/citations

Access & mirrors

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Canonical landing: https://econdatalibrary.com/efw
Automated refresh: live — this database is on the daily update run

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