Dr. Christopher Lingle
Following the success of the International Property Rights Index, the Property Rights Alliance introduced the International Trade Barrier Index (TBI) in 2019. A foundational inspiration of the TBI reflects the agreement among most economists that free trade tends to yield net benefits for the human condition. It is also noteworthy that openness to trading with ones’ neighbors is positively correlated to civic freedom and greater accountability for political governance.
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Philip Thompson
I am absolutely grateful for the support of the Tholos Foundation, an organization that values individual volition, market freedom, and entrepreneurship. I am deeply grateful to the Tholos Foundation’s Executive Director, Christopher Butler and Vice President of International Affairs, Lorenzo Montanari for their leadership and guidance in turning the TBI into a tool used by advocates all over the world.
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Acknowledgements
I am absolutely grateful for the support of the Tholos Foundation, an organization that values individual volition, market freedom, and entrepreneurship. I am deeply grateful to the Tholos Foundation’s Executive Director, Christopher Butler and Vice President of International Affairs, Lorenzo Montanari for their leadership and guidance in turning the TBI into a tool used by advocates all over the world. The 2023 TBI could not have been completed without the enlightening contributions by Tholos colleagues Tim Andrews and Andreas Hellmann.
I also must thank Christopher Lingle for offering an encouraging foreword.
A special thank you to the authors of the case studies published in the 2023 Trade Barrier Index. The Index continues to be a platform for think tanks to share their challenges and successes with trade policy. I am also grateful to our associates Nele Ball and Jackson Avery for their help in research and producing the 2023 Index.
Philip Thompson