1. 2014 Index of Economic Freedom HERITAGE.ORG/INDEX Ukraine’s Performance in the 2014 Index James M. Roberts Research Fellow for Economic Freedom and Growth The Heritage Foundation February 13, 2014 U.S. - Ukraine Business Council Kyiv, Ukraine

2. Index of Economic Freedom HERITAGE.ORG/INDEX Tracking Economic Freedom Since 1995

3. Index of Economic Freedom HERITAGE.ORG/INDEX As Economic Freedom Rises, The Global Economy Expands and Poverty Declines

4. Index of Economic Freedom HERITAGE.ORG/INDEX Advancing Economic Freedom: Higher Economic Growth

5. Index of Economic Freedom HERITAGE.ORG/INDEX Per Capita Income by Region

6. Index of Economic Freedom HERITAGE.ORG/INDEX Economic Freedom: Greater Overall Well-Being

7. Index of Economic Freedom HERITAGE.ORG/INDEX The Moral Case for Economic Liberty 1. Treating others as: Our moral equals Responsible authors of their own lives 2. Economic freedom combines: Liberty and Material Justice Capitalism and Social Abundance Free Markets and Fairness

8. Index of Economic Freedom HERITAGE.ORG/INDEX Top 10 in the 2014 Index of Economic Freedom 1.Hong Kong 2.Singapore 3.Australia 4.Switzerland 5.New Zealand 6.Canada 7.Chile 8.Mauritius 9.Ireland 10.Denmark  The United States: Dropped out of the Top 10  Five Least Free: North Korea, Cuba, Zimbabwe, Venezuela, Eritrea

9. Index of Economic Freedom HERITAGE.ORG/INDEX Leading Economies in the 2014 Index

10. Index of Economic Freedom HERITAGE.ORG/INDEX The Global Growth of Economic Freedom

11. Index of Economic Freedom HERITAGE.ORG/INDEX Changes in Economic Freedom This Year

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13. Many People Are Still Denied Economic Freedom

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