This paper suggests that attitudes towards markets can account for the stickiness of institutions of civil freedom … liberties are determined by informal institutions to a larger extent than economic freedom …

capitalism, which has triggered or at least has contributed to the emergence of a type of capitalism dominated by finance …

This paper tests the hypothesis that the presence of economic inequality may lead to erosions of economic freedom …. Using Economic Freedom of the World as a measure of free economic institutions, it finds that a one standard deviation … economic freedom, this evidence underscores the importance of stressing reforms free market proponents are confident will …

Using various indicators for economic freedom, it is shown that increases in economic freedom are robustly related to … freedom is not related to economic growth …

In this paper, I explore the politically contested association between the degree of capitalism, captured by measures … 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 …

In this paper, I explore the politically contested association between the degree of capitalism, captured by measures … 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 …

economic freedom is associated with environmental damage and whether deregulation is harmful to the environment or incentivises … their emissions. On the other hand, more economic freedom is likely to enable innovation and the adoption of green … Fraser Institute's Economic Freedom of the World indices in order to test if economic freedom affects emissions. I do so in …

question how economic freedom is associated with environmental damage and whether deregulation is harmful to the environment or … reduce their emissions. On the other hand, more economic freedom is likely to enable innovation and the adoption of green … Institute's Economic Freedom of the World indices in order to test if economic freedom affects emissions. I do so in the context …