Nieswiadomy, Michael L.; Strazicich, Mark C. - In: Economic Inquiry 42 (2004) 2, pp. 323-340
This article tests for convergence of freedom using Freedom House's (2002) indices of political rights and civil liberties in 136 countries from 1972 to 2001. Time-series tests, using structural breaks, are employed to test for stochastic and β-convergence. Cross-section tests are performed to...