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Economic freedom and philanthropy

Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2021
The correlations between economic freedom and human capabilities (e.g., income, health, education, happiness) are robust and well-documented. Using panel data for US charitable donations from itemized tax returns and the Economic Freedom of North America (EFNA) Index, we examine the state-level correlation between economic freedom and philanthropy in ...
Scott Beaulier, Jeremy Jackson
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Economic Freedom

The cornerstones of economic freedom (EF) are personal choice, voluntary exchange, open markets, and clearly defined and enforced property rights. The Fraser Institute and the Heritage Foundation publish indexes of EF. Although many empirical studies on the relation between (changes in) EF and economic growth are flawed, there seems to be a positive ...
Jessica Flanigan, Christopher Freiman
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Economic Freedom and Political Freedom

2008
Historical evidence speaks with a single voice on the relation between political freedom and a free market. I know of no example in time or place of a society that has been marked by a large measure of political freedom that has not also used something comparable to a free market to organize the bulk of economic activity. (Friedman, 1962, p. 9)
Wenbo Wu, Otto A. Davis
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The Fertility Gap and Economic Freedom

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2023
Abstract The difference between desired fertility and achieved fertility is called the fertility gap. This paper investigates the relationship between economic freedom and the fertility gap across the United States since greater economic freedom may empower individuals to choose work more compatible with their family goals.
Clara E. Piano, Lyman R. Stone
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On real economic freedom

Social Choice and Welfare, 2009
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Political freedom and economic freedom

European Review, 2000
This article attempts to outline the development in our time of two ideas of freedom. At first, economic freedom depended on political freedom and the aim of both was moral improvement. From the beginning of the 20th century, economic freedom has become an end in itself and political freedom has given up any moral claim; both ideas of freedom are no ...
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