□ 지수는 정부 규모, 법적 시스템과 재산권, 안정적 통화, 국제 무역의 자유, 그리고 규제의 다섯 가지 주요 분야로 구성되며, 여성과 남성 간의 경제적 자유 격차를 조정한 지표를 포함함
□ 보고서는 경제적 자유가 높은 국가에서 더 높은 소득, 낮은 빈곤율, 장수, 그리고 더 나은 환경적 성과와 같은 인간의 웰빙 지표가 우수하다는 점을 강조함
□ 2022년 데이터에 따르면 싱가포르와 홍콩이 상위권을 차지했고, 경제적 자유가 감소한 지역에서는 GDP와 기대 수명 감소 등 부정적 영향을 확인할 수 있음
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Title page
Contents
Executive Summary 5
1. Chapter One. Economic Freedom of the World in 2022 12
2. Chapter Two. Economic Freedom or Populist Peril: Lessons for Argentina 38
1. Current Events in Argentina 38
2. The "Washington Consensus" works! 39
3. Anti-corruption reform works! 42
4. Does the speed of reform matter? 43
5. The dark side of populism 46
6. Conclusion 48
Reference 50
3. Chapter Three. Economic Freedom and Pensions 53
Appendix: Explanatory Notes and Data Sources 70
Area 1: Size of Government 70
Area 2: Legal System and Property Rights 72
Area 3: Sound Money 76
Area 4: Freedom to Trade Internationally 78
Area 5: Regulation 81
Acknowledgments 87
About the Authors 90
About the Contributors 92
The Economic Freedom Network 94
Table 1.1. Economic Freedom of the World Index 15
Table 1.2. Area Economic Freedom Ratings (Rankings) for 2022 22
Table 3.1. Defined Benefit vs. Defined Contribution Systems 58
Table 3.2. Pension Plans and Economic Freedom 61
Figure 1.1a. Summary Economic Freedom Ratings for 2022, First and Second Quartiles 20
Figure 1.1b. Summary Economic Freedom Ratings for 2022, Third and Fourth Quartiles 21
Figure 1.2. Average Economic Freedom Rating, 2000-2022 28
Figure 1.3. Economic Freedom and Income Per Capita (All Countries) 30
Figure 1.4. Economic Freedom and Income Per Capita (Averaged over Quartile) 30
Figure 1.5. Economic Freedom and Income Share of Lowest 10% 31
Figure 1.6. Economic Freedom and Income Threshold of Poorest 10% 31
Figure 1.7. Economic Freedom and Life Expectancy 32
Figure 1.8. Economic Freedom and Infant Mortality 32
Figure 1.9. Economic Freedom and Poverty (〈$2.15/Day) 33
Figure 1.10. Economic Freedom and Life Satisfaction 33
Figure 1.11. Economic Freedom and Percent of Children Working 34
Figure 1.12. Economic Freedom and Literacy Rate Among 15-24 Year Olds 34
Figure 1.13. Economic Freedom and Environmental Performance 35
Figure 1.14. Economic Freedom and Tolerance 35
Figure 1.15. Economic Freedom and Non-Corruption 36
Figure 2.1. Average Real Per-Capita Income Before and After Liberalization 41
Figure 2.2. Average Per-Capita Income Before and After Corruption Reform 43
Figure 2.3. Trends in Real Per-Capita GDP-Georgia and Synthetic Georgia 45
Figure 2.4. Trends in Income-Left Populists and Synthetic Income 47
Figure 3.1. World's Age-Dependency Ratio Will Nearly Triple Over Next 75 Years 54
Figure 3.2. Europe's Age-Dependency Ratio Will Double Over Next 75 Years 55
3. Chapter Three. Economic Freedom and Pensions 66
Table A.1. National Pensions Systems 66
Appendix: Explanatory Notes and Data Sources 71
Table 1. Income Threshold at Which the Top Marginal Rate Applies (1983 US$) 71
