Why politicians need an evidence-based approach to policy problems

14 February 2024

Why politicians need an evidence-based approach to policy problems

Poor policymaking has significantly contributed to Europe’s challenges across various fields. Despite politicians’ professed commitment to evidence-based policymaking, the paper highlights how decisions are infected by […]
15 December 2021

European Union Regulatory Quality Index

Laws and regulations affect the daily lives of every European citizen and every business operating in the European Union. During the last decades, the EU has […]
31 August 2021

Economic freedom and income mobility | New study in conjunction with Fraser Institute

New study shows increased economic freedom leads to greater income mobility for workers and entrepreneurs Economic freedom enhances income mobility while the poor in unfree nations […]
5 August 2021

Greece ranks in 11th worst position in this year’s Nanny State Index

Greece continues to implement the 11th strictest and most paternalistic policy among all European countries, in terms of consumption of alcohol, food, beverages, tobacco and e-cigarettes, […]
5 August 2021

Greece ranks 4th among 36 OECD countries for highest tax burden of workers with children

Greece ranks 4th among 36 OECD countries for highest tax burden of workers with children – 2 places improvement compared to last year Greece had the […]
7 July 2021

Tax Freedom Day 2021

In 2021 Greeks worked 179 out of 365 days of the year to pay taxes For the 7th consecutive year, KEFiM conducted the “Tax Freedom Day” […]
26 November 2020

EU Accession and Economic Freedom: An empirical analysis of the effect of EU membership and its antecedents on economic freedom

EU Accession and Economic Freedom: An empirical analysis of the effect of EU membership and its antecedents on economic freedom Constantinos Saravakos (ed.), Emmanuel Schizas, Mara […]
16 October 2020

International Tax Competitiveness Index 2020: Greece ranks 29th over 36 countries of OECD

Greece ranks 29th overall on the 2020 International Tax Competitiveness Index, the same as in 2019. Some strengths of the Greek tax system: The personal tax […]
11 September 2020

Economic Freedom of the World: Greece ranks 92nd out of 162 jurisdictions

Greece ranks 92nd out of 162 countries and territories included in the Economic Freedom of the World: 2020 Annual Report, released today by KEFiM in conjunction […]