Fraser Institute

The following information is taken from Economic Freedom of the World: 2004 Annual Report by James Gwartney and Robert Lawson and co-published by The Fraser Institute and the sixty-one other research institutes of the Economic Freedom Network.

The Economic Freedom of the World project employs a variety of data to rate the degree of economic freedom in a country. The ratings are based on a zero to ten scale, with ten being most free and zero the least. The chart and table below indicate the overall economic freedom rating and ranking in the world. Additional information can be found by consulting Economic Freedom of the World: 2004 Annual Report.


Ireland
 
Level of Economic Freedom (out of 10):


6.8

5.8

6.2

6.3

6.7

8.2

8.1

7.9

7.8
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Economic Freedom Ranking:
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15 of 5424 of 7221 of 10522 of 11120 of 1135 of 1237 of 1238 of 1239 of 123



For more information on economic freedom in Ireland, contact:

Open Republic Institute
54 Shelbourne Road
Dublin 4
Ireland
Phone: 353 1 660 8012/64
Fax: 353 1 661 8721
Email: pmacdonnell@openrepublic.org
Website: www.openrepublic.org

 

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