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 dataset includes 137 countries averaged over the period 2001-2010. Simple correlations show that …

Using the KOF Index of Globalization and two indices of economic freedom, we empirically analyze whether globalization … economic freedom, while empowerment rights are not robustly affected. Due to the lack of consensus about the appropriate level …

In this contribution we study the relationship between income inequality and economic freedom for a panel of 100 … economic freedom, while causation does not run in the opposite direction. We argue that the negative effect of inequality on … resources. The elite uses this power to curtail economic freedom to defend its economic interests by discouraging innovation …

exports are no longer significant while the value of subsoil assets has a significant positive effect on growth. But the World …

most countries around the world. Turning to the relationship between countries, we show that average life satisfaction is …