By Ignacio Campomanes, Nina Dannaoui-Johnson, Tomás Gómez Revelo, Annie (Yu-Lin) Lee, and James Mazzarella Bottom lines up front - Across countries and over time, aggregate freedom is strongly associated with higher prosperity. - A strong rule of law is a prerequisite for broad-based prosperity—and is often a last barrier against democratic erosion. - Globally, adherence to the rule of law has dec...