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An ever-growing library of government failures.

Well-being Improved After Government Collapse

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Teen Employment Lowest Where Minimum Wage Highest

OSHA Didn’t Speed Decline in Workplace Deaths

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US Prisons Don’t Rehabilitate

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Unemployment Highest in Least-free Metro Areas

FDI Less Likely Where Corporate Taxes are High

Gender Pay Gap Largest in Economically Un-free Countries

Unfree Countries Have Dirtier Air

Regulation and Trust in Internet are Uncorrelated

Citizens Less Willing to Demonstrate Where Media is Unfree

Less Tolerance in Economically Unfree Countries

Startups Rarest Where Corporate Taxes Highest

Voter Turnout Lower Where Media is Unfree

Policy Uncertainty Reduces Employment

GDPR Harms Digital Commerce

Minimum Wage Increases Crime

Less Happiness in Least Free Countries

Homicides Spiked During Prohibition

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Investment Lowest Where Corporate Taxes Highest

Decentralized Productivity Buries Central Planning

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Black Markets Common Where Corporate Taxes Highest

Largest Aid Recipients Experienced Lowest Subsequent Growth Rates

Driving Restrictions Worsened Air Pollution

Income Inequality Greatest in Least Free Countries

During Prohibition, Americans Drank Harder Liquors

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Corruption Higher where Disaster Relief Higher

Labor Regulations Associated with Bad Management

Least Free Countries Have Negative Growth Rates

Land-use Restrictions & Expensive Housing Go Hand-in-hand

Genocides Deadlier than Wars

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Red-tape Correlated with Corruption

ADA Hurt Disabled Workers

GDPR Decreased Investment in New Ventures

Poverty Level Unchanged Despite Increased Welfare Spending

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“Ban-the-Box” Harms Hispanic Employment

Curfews Cause Crime

Poorer Counties Award More to Plaintiffs

Net Migration From Least Free Metros

Aid Associated with Slowing African Growth Rates

Government Spending Didn’t Boost Test Scores

Literacy Rates Lower in Less Free Countries

Citizens Know Least Where Media is Unfree

“Ban-the-box” Harms Black Employment

Money Supply Growth Accompanied by Hyperinflation in Zimbabwe

Alcohol Consumption Barely Fell During Prohibition

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FEMA Aid Precedes Corruption Spike

Printing Money Tends to Generate Price Inflation

Government Surveillance Exerts a Chilling Effect

Deforestation More Common in Least Free Countries

USPS Posts Massive Annual Losses

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GDP Growth Rate Lower Where Gov Receipts Higher

Government Debt has Exceeded World GDP for Decades

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