, multinational enterprises rather appear to be attracted by countries in which civil and political freedom is respected. Our finding … thus supports the notion that there is a positive relationship between democracy and economic growth. …

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 …

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 …

between other measures of democracy, based on civil liberties and political rights, and inequality. The transition experience …

democracy score was some 55 percentage points less likely to vote in favor of the second of the two UN Goldstone resolutions and …

Economic freedom and economic growth can be connected in most countries, but it is often necessary to specify those … aspects of economic freedom that can foster economic growth. This paper examines the nexus between economic freedom and … general, economic freedom positively influences economic growth in the LDCs. Moreover, most economic freedom factors raise …

This paper explores the dynamics of press freedom around events that threaten or oust the incumbent regime of a country …. While democracies on average grant the press more freedom, our theoretical starting point is that democracies and … government. We estimate the dynamics of press freedom around both failed and successful coups and find that although press …

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 … community is presumably less effective in promoting empowerment rights. -- human rights ; globalization ; economic freedom …

the functioning of direct democracy. As a political system it only makes sense if there exists a continuous process and … not if only occasional single questions are brought to a referendum. Then, the relation between direct democracy and the … points that should be observed to safeguard the well-functioning of direct democracy. …