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Economic freedom and antisemitism [PDF]
AbstractWe examine how variation in antisemitism across countries can be explained by economic freedom. We propose two mechanisms. First, the more economic freedom, the greater the scope of market activities. If people perceive Jews as particularly skilful at doing business at the expense of others, a greater reliance on markets can increase ...
Niclas Berggren, Therese Nilsson
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Economic Freedom and Economic Crisis [PDF]
AbstractIn this paper, I explore the politically contested association between the degree of capitalism, captured by measures of economic freedom, and the risk and characteristics of economic crises. After offering some brief theoretical considerations, I estimate the effects of economic freedom on crisis risk in the post-Cold War period 1993–2010.
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Economic Freedom And Endogenous Economic Growth
The relation between economic freedoms and economic performance is very crucial to determine economic growth and to the development policies of a country. Economic development and growth are the ultimate goal for all developed and emerging economies.
Cumhur Taş, Veysel Ulusoy
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Globalization, Economic Freedom and Human Rights [PDF]
Using the KOF Index of Globalization and two indices of economic freedom, the authors empirically analyze whether globalization and economic liberalization affect governments’ respect for human rights in a panel of 106 countries over the 1981–2004 period.
Axel Dreher +2 more
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Economic Freedom, Post Materialism and Economic Growth
Whereas there is substantial evidence that economic freedom generates positive growth effects, much less is known about how social values impact the institutional framework underlying economic freedom. We address this gap in the literature, using panel data for a heterogeneous group of countries for the period 1980–2010 to examine whether post ...
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Economic freedom and new economic paradigm
Are economic freedoms going to clear our way to prosperity? Is the growth of economic freedoms our path to prosperity? Is it in the base of the new understanding of development? If yes, what will necessarily have to be changed in the economic practice of every country and whole world in general? What will be changed in economic theory?
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AID, ECONOMIC FREEDOM, AND GROWTH
Foreign aid has often been intended by donors to entice recipient nations into policy and institutional reforms favorable to private sector economic development. In this study, we investigate the relationship between aid and changes to economic freedom in recipient nations over the 1990–2000 decade. The evidence is mixed.
Heckelman, Jac C., Knack, Stephen
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Economic Freedom and Religion [PDF]
There has been much study of the consequences of economic freedom but, outside of the role of political institutions, there has been little study of the determinants of economic freedom. We investigate whether religion affects economic freedom. Our cross-sectional data set includes 137 countries averaged over the period 2001–2010.
Hillman, Arye L., Potrafke, Niklas
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Does Economic Freedom Bolster Economic Performance?
In recent times, endogenous factors such as institutional quality and economic liberty have become prerequisites for economic growth and development. As such, evidence on the association between unconventional growth determinants and national income is crucial for informed policymaking.
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Economic freedom, inclusive growth, and financial development: A heterogeneous panel analysis of developing countries. [PDF]
Yang Z, Vitenu-Sackey PA, Hao L, Tao Y.
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