, multinational enterprises rather appear to be attracted by countries in which civil and political freedom is respected. Our finding …

more lenient and child labor thus more prevalent than in countries enjoying political freedom. We test this implication and …

liberty in the sense that basic human rights like freedom of speech, freedom to express one's religious beliefs, and freedom … approach by taking a welfarist view of the USA's espoused policy of promoting liberty in other parts of the world. However, we … to form associations improve welfare. In this case, liberty is directly consumed. We argue that this improvement in …

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 … economic liberty is due to the elite’s political power stemming from its disproportionate control over a country's economic …

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 …

This study examines the causal effect of the violent "Woman, Life, Freedom" protests in Iran during the last quarter of …

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 …