Dr. James D. Gwartney is the Director of the Stavros Center for the Advancement of Free Enterprise and Economi...

Dr. James D. Gwartney is the Director of the Stavros Center for the Advancement of Free Enterprise and Economic Education at Florida State University. In a conversation with Carroll Ríos de Rodríguez, he speaks about the Economic Freedom of the World index, published by the Fraser Institute, which, as he affirms, is the index of the consistency of countries, institutions and policies with the ideal of the market economy. Dr. Gwartney also emphasizes the importance of entrepreneurship in the growth process and the vitality of a free institutional framework for the development of a country. It is essential to spread the principles of liberty to live in a prosperous society.

James D. Gwartney is Professor of Economics and Director of the Stavros Center for the Advancement of Free Enterprise an...

James D. Gwartney is Professor of Economics and Director of the Stavros Center for the Advancement of Free Enterprise and Economic Education at Florida State University. Former Chief Economist of the Joint Economic Committee of the U.S. Congress, he has co authored books and publications regarding economic freedom, as Economics: Private and Public Choice, Economic Freedom of the World and What Everyone Should Know About Economics and Prosperity. Professor Gwartney obtained his doctoral degree from the University of Washington and holds an Honorary Doctorate from Universidad Francisco Marroquín. He is also a member of the Mont Pelerin Society. His writings have appeared in various academic journals, as American Economic Review, Cato Journal and European Journal of Political Economy.