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 …

the crisis in terms of a "grabbing hand" theory of the state. Results indicate that those economies that chose not to have … floating exchange rates and chose to have inconsistencies between economic freedom and political and civil freedoms were most …

In this contribution we study the relationship between income inequality and economic freedom for a panel of 100 … economic freedom, while causation does not run in the opposite direction. We argue that the negative effect of inequality on … resources. The elite uses this power to curtail economic freedom to defend its economic interests by discouraging innovation …