Variable	Measurement	Era	Code	N	Source
Government size (negative freedom)	Government consumption	2000	GovConsumption1_2000	88	Gwartney & Lawson 2006
		2005	GovConsumption1_2005	125
		2006	GovConsumption1_2006	138
	Transfers and subsidies	2000	GovTranfers1_2000	79
		2005	GovTransfers1_2005	99
		2006	GovTransfers1-2006	115
	Government enterprises and investments	2000	GovEnterprises1_2000	88
		2005	GovEnterprises1_2005	106
		2006	GovEnterprises1_2006	115
	Top marginal tax rate	2000	GovTaxRate1_2000	79
		2005	GovTaxRate1_2005	99
		2006	GovTaxRate1_2006	117
	Index of 1) goverment consumption, 2) transfers and subsidies, 3) government enterprises and investments, 4) top marginal tax rate	2005	GovernmentSize1_2005	121
		2006	GovernmentSize1_2006	138
Legal structures and security of property rights (positive freedom)	Index of 1) judicial independence, 2) impartial courts, 3) protection of intellectual property, 4) no military interference, 5) integrity of legal system	2000	LegalSecurity1_2000	88
		2001	LegalSecurity1_2001	88
		2002	LegalSecurity1_2002	88
		2006	LegalSecurity1_2006	117
Access to sound money (positive freedom)	Index of 1) growth of money supply, 2) inflation and variability, 3) recent annual inflation, 4) freedom to own foreign currency.	2000	SafeMoney11_2000	88
		2001	SafeMoney1_2001	88
		2002	SafeMoney_2002	88
		2006	SafeMoney_2006	138
Freedom to trade internationally (positive)	Index of 1) taxes on international trade, 2) regulatory trade barriers, 3) size of trade sector, 4) official vs black market exchange rate, 5) restrictions on capital markets	2000	FreeTrade1_2000	88
		2001	FreeTrade1_2001	88
		2002	FreeTrade1_2002	88
		2006	FreeTrade1_2006	138
Regulation of credit, labour and business (negative)	Regulation of credit market	2000	MarketRegulationCredit1_2000	87
		2006	MarkerRegulationCredit1_2006	140
	Regulation of labour market	2000	MarketRegulationLabor1_2000	70
		2006	MarketRegulationLabor1_2006	137
	Regulation of business	2000	MarketRegulationBusiness1_2000	70
		2006	MarketRegulationBusiness1_2006	137
	Index of 1) regulation of credit market, 2) regulation of labour market, 3) regulation of business	2000	MarketRegulationIndex1_2000	89
		2001	MarketRegulationIndex1_2001	88
		2002	MarketRegulationIndex1_2002	88
		2006	MarketRegulationIndex1_2006	137
Regulation of labor market (items in index of MarketRegulationLabor1)	Minimum wage	2006	LaborMinimumWage1_2006	135
	Hiring and firing regulations	2006	LaborHireFire1_2006	114
	Centralized collective bargaining	2006	LaborContralBargain1_2006	119
	Mandated cost of hiring	2006	LaborCostHiring1-2006	135
	Mandated cost of worker dismissal	2006	LaborCostDismissal1_2006	135
Freedom to own property	Criteria are: Is the right to property recognized by law? Is the right to intellectual property protected? Does the legal system give effect to the right to property? Are there restrictions on selling, exchanging or devising property? Can individuals structure their property holdings among themselves as they choose? Scale 0-3	1995-96	FreeProperty3_1995	69	Messick 1996 table 4
Freedom to earn a living	Scale 0-3	1995-96	FreeEarnings3_1995	68
Freedom to operate a business	Scale 0-3	1995-96	FreeBusiness3_1995	67
Freedom to invest one’s earnings	Scale 0-3	1995-96	FreeInvestment3_1995	64
Freedom to trade internationally	Scale 0-2	1995-96	FreeTrade3_1995	68
Freedom to participate in a market economy	Scale 0-2	1995-96	FreeMarket3_1995	68
Free trade	Index of a) weighed average tax rate, b) non-tariff barriers, c) corruption in customs service Rated: 1 (free) to 5 (unfree)	1995	RestrictTrade2_1995	78	Heritage foundation
		2000	RestrictTrade2_2000	103
		2005	RestrictTrade2_2005	102
	Index of a) trade weighed average tariff, b) non-tarif barriers Rated 0 (unfree) to 100 (free)	2006	FreeTrade2_2006	155
Fiscal freedom	Index of a) top marginal income tax rate, b) top marginal corporate tax rate, c) year-to-year change in government expenditures as % GDP Rated: 1 (free) to 5 (unfree)	1995	FiscalBurden2_1995	78
		2000	FiscalBurden2_2000	103
		2005	FiscalBurden2_2005	102
	Idem, rated 0 (unfree) to 100 (free)	2006	FiscalFreedom2_2006	155
Goverment intervention (size)	Index of a) governmant consumption in % of economy, b) government ownership of business, c) share of government revenues from state-owned enterprises and property, d) economic output produced by goverment Rated: 1 (free) to 5 (unfree)	2000	GoverbmentSize2_2000	103
		2005	GovernmentSize2_2005	102
	Government expenditures, including government consumption and transfers in % GDP	2006	GovIntervention2_2006	155
Monetary policy	Weighted average inflation rate over the last 10 years Rated: 1 (free) to 5 (unfree)	1995	InflationRate2_1995	78
		2000	InflationRate2_2000	103
		2005	InflationRate2_2005	102
	Index of a) weighted average inflation rate over the last 3 years, b) price controls	2006	MonetaryFreedom2_2006	156
Free investment	Index of a) foreign investment code, b) restrictions to foreign ownership of business, c) restrictions on industries and companies open to foreign investors, d) restrictions and performance requirements on foreign companies, e) foreign ownership of land, f) equal treatment under the law for both foreign and domestic companies, g) restrictions on repatriation of earnings, h) restrictions on capital transactions, i) availability of local financing for foreign companies Rated: 1 (free) to 5 (unfree)	1995	RestrictForeignInvest2_1995	78
		2000	RestrictForeignInvest2_2000	103
		2005	RestrictForeignInvest2_2005	102
	Idem: rated 0 (unfree) to 100 (free)	2006	InvestmentFreedom2_2006	154
Monetary freedom	Index of a) government ownership of financial institutions, b) restrictions on foreign banks, c) government influence over the allocation of credit, d) government regulations that inhibit financial activity, e) freedom to offer all types of financial services, securities and insurance policies Rated: 1 (free) to 5 (unfree)	1995	RestrictBanks2_1995	78
		2000	RestrictBanks2_2000	103
		2005	RestrictBanks2_2005	102
	Idem, rated 0 (unfree) to 100 (free)	2006	FinancialFreedom2_2006	156
Labor freedom	Index of a) minimum wage laws, b) freedom to set prices, c) government price controls, d) extent to which government price controls are used, e) government subsidies to businesses that affect prices Rated: 1 (free) to 5 (unfree)	1995	ControlWagesPrices2_1995	78
		2000	ControlWagesPrices2_2000	103
		2005	ControlWagesPrices2_2005	102
	Idem: rated 0 (unfree) to 100 (free)	2006	LabourFreedom2-2006	156
Property rights	Index of: a) freedom of government influence over the juridical system, b) commercial code defining contracts, c) sanctioning of foreign arbitration of contract disputes, d) government expropriation of property, e) corruption within the judiciary, f) delays in receiving juridical decisions and/or enforcement, g) legally protected and granted property Rated: 1 (free) to 5 (unfree)	1995	RestrictProperty2_1995	78
		2000	RestrictProperty2	103
		2005	RestrictProperty2_2005	102
	Idem, rated 0 (free) to 100 (unfree)	2006	PropertyRights2_2006	155
Free business	Index of a) licensing requirements to operate a business, b) ease of obtaining a business license, c) corruption within the bureaucracy, d) labor regulations such as established work weeks, paid vacations and parental leave, as well as selected labor regulations, e) environmental, consumer safety, and worker health regulations, f) regulations that impose a burden on business Rated: 1 (free) to 5 (unfree)	1995	RegulationBusiness2_1995	77
		2000	RegulationBusiness2_2000	103
		2005	RegulationBusiness2_2005	102
	Idem: Rated 0 (unfree) to 100 (free)	2006	BusinessFreedom2_2006	156
Informal market	Index of a) smugling, b) piracy of intellectual property in the informal market, c) agricultural production supplied by the informal market, d) manufacturing supplied by the informal market, e) services supplied on the informal market, f) transportation supplied on the informal market, g) labor supplied on the informal market Rated: 1 (free) to 5 (unfree)	1995	InformalMarket2_1995	78
		2000	InformalMarket2_2000	103
		2005	InformalMarket2_2005	102
Fraser index (1)	Index of 1) size of government (-), 2) property rights (+), 3) access to sound money (+), 4) freedom to trade internationally (+), 5) regulation of credit labour and business (-)	1990	FreeEconIndex1_1990	80	Gwartney & Lawson 2006
		1995	FreeEconIndex1_1995	89
		2000	FreeEconIndex1_2000	89
		2001	FreeEconIndex1_2001	88
		2002	FreeEconIndex1_2002	88
		2005	FreeEconIndex1_2005	137
		2006	FreeEconIndex1_2006	138
Freedom House Index (3)	Index of freedom to 1) own property, 2) earn a living, 3) operate a business, 4) invest earnings, 5) trade internationally, 6) operate a market	1995-96	FreeEconIndex3_1995	69	Messick 1996 table 4
Heritage Index (2)	Index of 1) limitations to trade, 2) fiscal burden, 3) government intervention, 4) monitary policy, 5) limitations to foreign investment, 6) limitations to banking, 7) Control of wages and prices, 8) limitations to property rights, 9) regulation, 10) informal market	1995	FreeEconIndex2_1995	78	www.heritage.org
		1999	FreeEconIndex2_9199	105
		2000	FreeEconIndex2_2000	103
		2002	FreeEconIndex2_2002	103
		2005	FreeEconIndex2_2005	102
		2007	FreeEconIndex2_2007	155
		2010	FreeEconIndex2_2010	173
	Index of 1) free trade, 2) fiscal freedom, 3) freedom of government intervention, 4) monetary freedom, 5) free investment, 6) free banking, 7) free wages, 8) property rights, 9) free business, 10) control of corruption	2006	FreeEconIndex2B-2006	155

Related topics: Economic competitiveness, Income
Related themes: Economy, Freedom, Inequality

The dataset States of Nations is about characteristics of countries in periods (macro variables). It is part of the World Database of Happiness. Though developed for the identification of societal conditions for happiness, this source can also be used for other purposes.