3-minute read
Greece’s economic lessons for us
The Greek tragedy.
1-minute read
Economic Freedom Improves Human Well-Being
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.
10-minute read
Mario Vargas Llosa et l’anachronisme cubain
Portrait of Mario Vargas Llosa.
4-minute read
Les Haïtiens souffrent parce qu’ils ne sont pas libres
The economic situation in Haiti.
5-minute read
Le cheminement de Mario Vargas Llosa vers le libéralisme classique
Trilingual booklet featuring the transcript of a talk delivered by Mario Vargas Llosa.
4-minute read
Most of Latin America Has Adopted Democracy. Will Cuba?
Launch of a trilingual booklet featuring the transcript of a talk delivered by Mario Vargas Llosa.
2-minute read
My Intellectual Journey: From Marxism to Liberalism
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.
3-minute read
Thomas Piketty’s illusory inequality
Piketty's basic understanding of the economy.
5-minute read
Quebec shows ‘neverendum’ economic impact
The economic impact of the sovereignty movement in Quebec.
5-minute read
Thomas Piketty et l’illusion des inégalités
Piketty's basic understanding of the economy.