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As a relatively new think-tank, the Freedom Institute has yet to produce many research reports or policy recommendations, but at the height of the 2004 general elections, the institute was at the forefront of promoting a scientific approach to the assessment of the general electoral results.

The institute dominated television, radio, and newspaper interviews with its intellectuals and researchers explaining the "phenomenal" quick-count approach to electoral results, which accurately "predicted" the election outcomes before any official announcements were made. Though the Freedom Institute was not involved as an organization, its intellectuals (i.e. Rizal Mallarangeng and Saiful Mujani) were personally involved in shaping the research model for quick counts.

They worked together with colleagues at MetroTV, the National Democratic Institute, and LP3ES. Their work showcased the direct and indirect influence that the institute can have in the realm of politics. After the national legislative and presidential elections, the institute's team of experts also produced a policy recommendation for the new government in the form of a booklet titled Usulan Agenda Kerja 100 Hari Pemerintahan Baru: Memperkuat Ekonomi Pasar (Strengthening the Market Economy). The Friedrich Naumann Stiftung funded this project.

The Freedom Institute and 36 liberal intellectuals and activists also undertook a daring publicity initiative during the sky-high international oil prices in March 2005. This initiative was unprecedented. Staying true to its liberal economic stance, the Freedom Institute put up a policy advocacy advertisement in the country's largest newspaper urging the government to cut the decades-long fuel subsidy. The advertisement set off a polemic that lasted for weeks, pitting liberals against populist intellectuals.