Title page
Contents
About the Authors 4
The Freedom and FDI Nexus 6
The Synergy of Freedom and FDI: Georgia's Success Story 9
Policy Recommendations: Where to Start? 13
Conclusion 15
Annex: Freedom Scores (Index, Subindexes, Indicators) and Their Respective Impacts on FDI 16
Table 1. Freedom Index: Georgia's Status (1995-2022) 10
Table 2. Security, Property Rights, and Low Corruption Drive FDI 13
Figure 1. Free countries attract significantly higher levels of FDI 6
Figure 2. In all regions, free countries attract more FDI 7
Figure 3. Levels of income also affect FDI 8
Figure 4. Evolution of Freedom Index and Subindexes scores in Georgia (1995-2022) 12