How robust is the relationship between economic freedom and economic growth?

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Journal: Applied Economics
Year: 2001
Volume: 33
Issue: 7
Pages: 839-844

Authors (2)

Jan-Egbert Sturm (Eidgenössische Technische Hoch...) Jakob De Haan (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

0.503 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

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Abstract

Using various indicators for economic freedom, it is shown that increases in economic freedom are robustly related to economic growth. This conclusion holds even if the impact of outlying observations is taken into account. The level of economic freedom is not related to growth.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:taf:applec:v:33:y:2001:i:7:p:839-844
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-25