The Greek tragedy.

In the years since the financial crisis of 2008, the free market has taken a beating in the marketplace of ideas. Yet the simple fact remains that the more economic freedom a government leaves in the hands of its people, the better off those people are, not only in terms of basic material well-being, but also in terms of social and individual indicators of human wellbeing. This Economic Note provides a brief overview of economic freedom around the globe.

Portrait of Mario Vargas Llosa.

The economic situation in Haiti.

Trilingual booklet featuring the transcript of a talk delivered by Mario Vargas Llosa.

Launch of a trilingual booklet featuring the transcript of a talk delivered by Mario Vargas Llosa.

This 85-page trilingual booklet features the transcript of a talk delivered on October 16, 2013 in Montreal by Peruvian Nobel Laureate in Literature Mario Vargas Llosa on the occasion of a conference organized by the Montreal Economic Institute. In this talk, Mr. Vargas Llosa explains why, in his youth, he believed in communism, like many intellectuals of his generation, and also how, through his disillusionment and his questioning, he discovered another vision, one of liberty, tolerance and democracy.

Piketty's basic understanding of the economy.

The economic impact of the sovereignty movement in Quebec.

Piketty's basic understanding of the economy.