Teleforum

The Heritage Foundation’s newly released 2020 Index of Economic Freedom confirms yet again the economic and social benefits of policies that preserve and promote economic freedom. Economic freedom has grown over the last year in most of the world (although there was a slight decline in the United States), but will no doubt be hurt by emergency health measures that include social distancing, job suspensions, and mobility restrictions. These measures may be unavoidable in the current crisis. Is there a way to prevent governments, in the name of crisis response, from adding to the problem by undertaking spending or regulatory measures that might do lasting harm to our economic prospects in the future? Please join us as we discuss this question and key findings from the 2020 Index of Economic Freedom. Featuring--Ambassador Terry Miller, Director, Center for International Trade and Economics and Mark A. Kolokotrones Fellow in Economic Freedom, The Heritage Foundation-- Nicolas Loris, Deputy Director of the Thoma