This study empirically extends the Tiebout hypothesis of 'voting with one's feet' in two ways. First, it provides updated estimates using net migration data for the period 2000--2008. Second, in addition to investigating variables reflecting public education outlays, property taxation and income...

This study of the impact of economic freedom, regulatory quality and the relative burden of taxation on the <italic>level</italic> of per capita real income/GDP among OECD nations over the period 2003 to 2007 adopts a modified version of the <italic>overall</italic> economic freedom index computed by the Heritage Foundation...

This study empirically extends the Tiebout hypothesis of ‘voting with one's feet' in two ways. First, it provides updated estimates using net migration data for the period 2000-2008. Second, in addition to investigating variables reflecting public education outlays, property taxation and...

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to evaluate whether two specific forms of government policy influence entrepreneurship and hence the performance economy as a whole. Performance is measured in terms of living standards and growth therein. The policies are, as follows: higher quality...

This study investigates the impacts of higher quality public regulation of business, as well as greater economic freedom, on growth in the standard of living (as measured by increased per capita real GDP) in OECD nations over the 2003-2007 study period. Using a pooled time-series/cross section...

This study empirically investigates the impact on per capita real economic growth of each of the ten measures of economic freedom computed annually by the Heritage Foundation. Within the context of the Random Effects Model, panel least squares estimations using a 5-year panel (2004 through 2008)...

This study of the impact of economic freedom, regulatory quality, and the relative burden of taxation on the level of per capita real income/GDP among OECD nations over the 2003-2007 period adopts a modified version of the overall economic freedom index computed by The Heritage Foundation...