James M. Roberts is the research fellow in freedom and growth at The Heritage Foundation's Center for International Trade and Economics. Roberts' primary responsibility is to produce the Index of Economic Freedom, an influential annual analysis of the economic climate of countries throughout the world.
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Chile’s overall economic freedom score of 76.8 made the South American nation’s economy the 15th-freest in the world in The Heritage Foundation’s 2020 Index of… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Economic freedom has been growing rapidly in Bulgaria, one of Eastern Europe’s least heralded reformers. The country’s score in the latest edition of The Heritage… Read More
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International trade benefits and enhances the lives of Americans every day. In these uncertain times, it is more important than ever to reiterate the importance of… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Argentina’s economic freedom score increased slightly this year. But as the 149th-freest out of 180 countries graded in the 2020 edition of The Heritage Foundation’s… Read More
InternationalAnalysis
South Africa’s overall economic freedom score increased slightly in the 2020 Index of Economic Freedom. Its score is well above the regional average, but its… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic slammed Greece’s economy, the country’s ranking in The Heritage Foundation’s annual Index of Economic Freedom had lagged far behind most… Read More
InternationalCommentary
International civil servants are not immune from the coronavirus. Nor are they above exploiting the crisis for their own gain. Case in point: the statement… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Kazakhstan recorded the fifth-largest gain in economic freedom of any country in the world over the past year, according to The Heritage Foundation’s 2020 Index… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Ranked 60th in the world (out of 180 countries), Slovakia’s economic freedom score increased slightly in The Heritage Foundation’s 2020 edition of the Index of… Read More
InternationalAnalysis
The countries of Latin America so far have escaped the worst public health consequences of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. Economic damage, however, is already substantial,… Read More
