Reseach

The objects of ILI research are the theory and practice of economic development, the transition of countries' economies from the socialist (Soviet) model to the capitalist one, the role and place of human, business, and the state in creating wealth and prosperity, as well as liberty, as a key intangible asset of the 21st century.

International Liberty Institute Research

We study and describe an Individual in the processes of production, exchange, consumption of goods and services in real life, in an environment of a wide variety of motives, values and interests.

For us, an Individual is a living subject who acts, selects goals and means independently, decides where to invest, on what terms to interact with others.

We do research into how to ensure the realization of human rights and freedoms, including the right to private property, in conditions of objectively limited resources and in the mode of division of labor.

We investigate how to build relations between the State, business and the People to ensure peace, prosperity, and realization of personal plans by people in the mode of voluntary, mutually beneficial exchange among themselves in the conditions of liberty.

The National Economic Security Index, the Common Sense Economy Index, and the Social Welfare Index of ILI are three original tools for assessing various aspects of the economic activity of an Individual, Business, and the State. They are sources of information and recommendations for improving the quality of public administration, economic policy, and mechanisms for interaction between owners, investors, producers, entrepreneurs, and consumers.

ILI new reseach

8 February, 2026

What are Liberalism, the Austrian School of Economics, and Libertarianism: differences and common ground

Who are liberals, libertarians, or supporters of the Austrian School of Economics? How do they differ, and what do they have in common?

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19 December, 2025

Eсоnomic results of Ukraine 2025

Macroeconomic outlook for Ukraine in 2025: financial uncertainty, weakening economic security system, slowing GDP growth, increased government spending, and suppression of entrepreneurship.

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11 November, 2025

Welfare State is destroying developed countries

A failed experiment lasting 70 years: how the welfare state model replaced the model of entrepreneurial growth and small government in almost all countries of the world.

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6 November, 2025

UKRAINIANS AND CAPITALISM

A large-scale national sociological study of Ukrainians' attitudes toward economic freedom, the free market, and Western values—individualism and capitalism—as well as the ideological and political sentiments prevailing in Ukraine.

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ILI indices

Index of Common Sense Economics 2026 Download

Economic Security Index 2025 Download

Social Welfare Index 2025 Download