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Human Rights and Economic Liberalization


Art Carden


affiliation not provided to SSRN

Robert A. Lawson


Auburn University - Department of Finance
April 1, 2010


Abstract:     
Using several case studies and data from the Economic Freedom of the World annual report and from the CIRI Human Rights Data Project, we estimate the effect of human rights abuses on economic liberalization. The data suggest that human rights abuses reduce rather than accelerate the pace of economic liberalization.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 26

Keywords: Economic Freedom, Human Rights, Institutions, Chile, Torture

JEL Classification: B5, P0, O17

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Date posted: December 5, 2009 ; Last revised: April 6, 2010

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Carden, Art and Lawson, Robert A., Human Rights and Economic Liberalization (April 1, 2010). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1518421 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1518421

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Robert A. Lawson
Auburn University - Department of Finance ( email )
Auburn, AL 36849
United States
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