Much political conflict in the world revolves around the issue of how much freedom to accord people. Liberal … of legally guaranteed freedom to lead their lives as they see fit. However, it is not known whether legal freedom … suffices to make people satisfied with freedom. Our study explores that issue by relating seven indicators of legal freedom to …

Personal freedom is highly valued by many and a central element of liberal political philosophy. Although personal … freedom is frequently associated with electoral democracy, developments in countries such as Hungary, Poland, Turkey and … envisaged unequivocal guarantor of freedom. Instead, an independent judicial system, insulated from everyday politics, might …

of economic freedom, and the risk and characteristics of economic crisis. After offering some brief theoretical … considerations, I estimate the effects of economic freedom on crisis risk in the post-Cold War period 1993-2010. I further estimate … period. Estimates suggest that economic freedom is robustly associated with smaller peak-to-trough ratios and shorter …

Much political conflict in the world revolves around the issue of how much freedom to accord people. Liberal … of legally guaranteed freedom to lead their lives as they see fit. However, it is not known whether legal freedom … suffices to make people satisfied with freedom. Our study explores that issue by relating seven indicators of legal freedom to …

facto academic freedom as an explanatory variable. The main idea is that such freedom allows for the development of new … academic freedom and both labor and total-factor productivity growth. However, this effect only appears as long as the quality …

Academic freedom is a cornerstone of modern academic life. It is not only implied by basic liberal principles but also … scholarly pursuits are, and to that end, we ask whether economic freedom can help explain variation in academic freedom across … countries. In our case, relating the Economic Freedom of the World index and its five areas to V-Dem's index of academic freedom …