Haan, Jakob De; Lundström, Susanna; Sturm, Jan-Egbert - In: Journal of Economic Surveys 20 (2006) 2, pp. 157-191
This paper surveys recent evidence suggesting that market-oriented institutions and policies are strongly related to economic growth, focusing on studies using the economic freedom "EF" indicator of the Fraser Institute. This index is critically discussed. Also various serious shortcomings of...