There is scant systematic empirical evidence on what explains variation in academic freedom. Making use of a new … indicator and panel data covering 64 countries 1960-2017, we investigate how de facto academic freedom is affected by, in …. Legislatures that are bicameral are associated with more academic freedom, while legislatures that become more diverse and more …

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 …

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 …

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

constraints implied by political liberalism. We find that freedom of choice restricts sufficiency to rather wealthy societies and …

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