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Visa-Freedom Has Causal Effect on Democracy Score, But Not on GDP, Researchers Find

July 3, 2019July 3, 2019 Editor henley and partners, passport index, research, visa-free

Using retrogression analysis, PhD candidates in Political Science Ömer Zarpli and Uğur Altundal of, respectively, the University of Pittsburgh and Syracuse University have measured the effect of visa-freedom scores on democracy scores and GDP. Their findings point to a causal link – not just a correlation – between visa-freedom and democracy scores as measured by

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Future Citizen Institute Picks Apart EC Report on RCBI in Meticulous Academic Response

February 11, 2019February 11, 2019 Editor academic, european commission, future citizen institute, kylin prime, politics, report, research

In perhaps the most thorough response yet to the European Commission’s report, the Future Citizen Institute takes the Commission to task for producing a sloppy report.

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Third of UHNWIs Hold Second Passport, Another Third Plan to Buy One, Wealth Report Finds

August 17, 2018August 17, 2018 Editor cbi, chris kalin, cip, citizenship by investment, data, hnwi, knight frank, kristin surak, rcbi, research, residence by investment, second passports, survey, uhnwi

34% of Ultra High Net Worth Individuals (UHNWIs) – defined as those with a net worth in excess of US$30 million – have already obtained a second passport, according to Knight Frank’s 2018 Global Wealth Report. A further 29% of respondents to the report’s Attitudes Survey said they planned to purchase a citizenship, while 21% said