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

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

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 …

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 …

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 …

liberty in the sense that basic human rights like freedom of speech, freedom to express one's religious beliefs, and freedom … welfare comes simply from giving people greater levels of freedom and is independent of the existence of other inputs. On the …

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

(costs and benefits) using Thailand and Australia as case studies, from 1975 to 1999. Two health adjusted gross domestic …