New paper by Justin Callais, Vincent Geloso, Alicia Plemmons, & Gary A. Wagner finds “Children in high-freedom [MSA’s] experience 5% to 12% more upward mobility than those in low-freedom areas,” showing that economic freedom can create greater opportunity. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

New research by Kerianne Lawson examines how economic freedom and policies that expand opportunities for women shape fertility patterns. This article was published as part of a CEP “Symposium on Women and Economic Freedom." onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.111…

Great turnout at our Texas Economic Forum event on From the Stockyards to the Stock Market: A Discussion about the Texas Stock Exchange With SMU alumna and TXSE Global Managing Director of Listings, Nicole Chambers, and Regions Bank Chief Investment Officer, Alan McKnight.

⁦Danielle Zanzalari⁩ from ⁦Seton Hall⁩ is talking about personal finance for our Teaching Free Enterprise program.

"Several years ago, my university had the wisdom to support our Bridwell Institute for Economic Freedom, which helps teach the principles of capitalism and free markets to students university-wide."

New research by Clara Piano & Lyman Stone finds that women in states with greater economic freedom are more likely to achieve their desired family size—especially where labor market freedom is higher. This article was part of our recent CEP symposium. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.111…

Studying abroad can spark reform at home. A new study by C. Peters, M. Tackett, and A. Padilla finds that foreign-educated individuals help narrow gender gaps in economic freedom—especially when they’ve lived in countries with strong gender rights. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.111…

This dynamic five-part series, hosted by our own W. Michael Cox, brings Joseph Schumpeter’s idea of Creative Destruction to life—showing how innovation and market change disrupt jobs while ultimately raising living standards. watch.civl.com/programs/creat…

A new study by Robin Grier finds that big jumps in economic freedom lead to significant gains in both women's labor force participation and girls' primary school enrollment. This article was published as part of a CEP symposium. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.111…

Prof. Donald J. Boudreaux is talking about the importance of free trade in an age of economic nationalism at our Reading Group Summit.

If you missed it, you may watch the discussion on our YouTube Channel about the Texas Stock Exchange with Nicole Chambers (TXSE) and Alan McKnight (Regions Bank) from our latest event From the Stockyards to the Stock Market. youtu.be/21r9WY2oiDo

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JUST RELEASED: the 2026 State Tax Competitiveness Index, ranking all 50 states and D.C. on the competitiveness of their tax structures. taxfoundation.org/research/all/s…

Great to visit with great folks at the Economic Freedom of North America Summit in Dallas, Texas! Bridwell Institute for Economic Freedom The Fraser Institute

The Cato Institute just published a great debate on property taxes. 📙 Adam Michel organized and gave a great overview 📘 Jared Walczak made “The Free-Market Case For Property Taxes” 💡 I made “The Case Against Property” Taxes Read here 👉 cato.org/blog/how-shoul… #TaxReform

Scholars from around the country met at SMU today for the annual Economic Freedom of North America Network meeting. This event brings together academics and policy scholars to discuss best practices in promoting economic freedom, and how we can work together over the coming year.

Let Free Markets Reign: How Capitalism Protects Workers, Consumers and the Environment | C2C Journal c2cjournal.ca/2025/11/let-fr…

Commerce leads to peace and trade partners can become friends | Fraser Institute fraserinstitute.org/commentary/com…

“economic freedom effects are beneficial to children, men, women and overall population health in Africa.” sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Great article explaining why we shouldn't trust government to be in charge of something as important as air traffic control.