Daniel L. Bennett

Baylor University

Research Professor

Waco, TX 76706

United States

http://www.BennettEcon.com

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Public Policy, Higher Education, and Income Inequality in the U.S.: Have We Reached Diminishing Returns

Social Philosophy and Policy 31(2): 252-280, 2015
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 17 Jun 2014 Last Revised: 19 Jun 2015
Daniel L. Bennett and Richard K. Vedder
Baylor University and Ohio University - Department of Economics
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Income Inequality, Higher Education, Public Policy

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A Dynamic Analysis of Economic Freedom and Income Inequality in the 50 U.S. States: Empirical Evidence of a Parabolic Relationship

Journal of Regional Analysis & Policy 43(1): 42-55, 2013
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 06 Jan 2013 Last Revised: 15 Jul 2013
Daniel L. Bennett and Richard K. Vedder
Baylor University and Ohio University - Department of Economics
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Economic Freedom, Inequality, Gini, Income Inequality, Economic Policy, Institutions, Public Policy, Regional Economic Analysis

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A Tale of Two Capitalisms: Perilous Misperceptions About Capitalism, Entrepreneurship, Government, and Inequality

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 13 Dec 2014
Daniel L. Bennett
Baylor University
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capitalism, cronysim, free markets, economic freedom, inequality, economic mobility, entrepreneurship, institutions

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On the Ambiguous Economic Freedom-Inequality Relationship

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 17 Jul 2014 Last Revised: 22 Jul 2015
Daniel Bennett and Daniel L. Bennett
Patrick Henry College and Baylor University
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Capitalistic Political Economy; Economic Freedom; Fractional Polynomial Regression, Income Inequality, Institutions

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Evaluating Alternative Measures of Institutional Protection of Private Property and Their Relative Ability to Predict Economic Development

Journal of Private Enterprise, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 17 Jun 2014 Last Revised: 19 Jun 2015
Daniel L. Bennett, Hugo Joaquin Faria, James D. Gwartney and Daniel R. Morales
Baylor University, Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administración (IESA), Finance Center, Florida State University - Department of Economics and Asunto Económico
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Capitalist Institutions, Comparative Economic Development, Economic Freedom, Legal Institutions, Private Property Rights, Rule of Law

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Educational Inequailty in the United States: Methodology and Historical Estimates of Education Gini Coefficients

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 23 Aug 2012
Daniel L. Bennett
Baylor University
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education, inequality, educational inequality, gini

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Myth Busting: The Laissez Faire Origins of American Higher Education

Bennett, Daniel L. 2014. "Myth Busting: The Laissez Faire Origins of American Higher education," The Independent Review 18(4): 503-525.
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 06 Jan 2013 Last Revised: 17 Mar 2014
Daniel L. Bennett
Baylor University
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Capitalism, Comparative Economic History, Competition, Education Expenditures, Education Policy, Free Markets, Higher Education, Laissez Faire

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Does Joining the EU Make You Happy? Evidence from Bulgaria and Romania

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9636
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 18 Jan 2016
Milena Nikolova and Daniel L. Bennett
IZA and Baylor University
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subjective well-being, happiness, transition economies, EU enlargement, difference-in-differences, European Union

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Rising Income Inequality and Economic Growth…Are Americans Better Off? Evidence from Subjective Well-Being Data

Rising Income Inequality and Economic Growth…Are Americans Better Off? Evidence from Subjective Well-Being Data. Journal of Private Enterprise, Forthcoming.
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 10 Feb 2020
Boris Nikolaev and Daniel L. Bennett
Baylor University - Department of Management & Entrepreneurship and Baylor University
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Happiness, Income Inequality, Inequality Aversion, Economic Growth, Social Welfare, Subjective Well-Being

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Subnational Economic Freedom & Economic Performance: Some Evidence for the United States and Canada

Cato Journal, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 13 Dec 2014 Last Revised: 22 May 2015
Daniel L. Bennett
Baylor University
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Capitalistic Political Economy; Economic Freedom; Income Inequality; Institutions; Unemployment; Economic Development

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Further Evidence Against the Laissez Faire Origins of American Higher Education Hypothesis

Journal of Business and Economic Perspectives 40(2), Forthcoming
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 06 Jul 2013 Last Revised: 19 Apr 2014
Daniel L. Bennett
Baylor University
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Capitalism, Comparative Economic History, Competition, Education Expenditures, Education Policy, Free Markets, Higher Education, Laissez Faire

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Is it the Economic Policy, Stupid? Economic Policy, Political Parties & the Gubernatorial Incumbent Advantage

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Is it the Economic Policy, Stupid? Economic Policy, Political Parties & the Gubernatorial Incumbent Advantage

European Journal of Political Economy, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 05 Jun 2018 Last Revised: 07 Oct 2018
Daniel L. Bennett and Jason T. Long
Baylor University and Clemson University - John E. Walker Department of Economics
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Economic Liberalization, Gubernatorial Elections, Incumbent Advantage, Political Parties, Public Policy

Is It the Economic Policy, Stupid? Economic Policy, Political Parties & the Gubernatorial Incumbent Advantage

Number of pages: 56 Posted: 15 Jun 2018
Daniel L. Bennett and Jason T. Long
Baylor University and Clemson University - John E. Walker Department of Economics
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Economic Liberalization, Gubernatorial Elections, Incumbent Advantage, Political Parties, Public Policy

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The Perceived Well-Being and Health Costs of Exiting Self-Employment

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The Perceived Well-Being and Health Costs of Exiting Self-Employment

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13187
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 04 May 2020
Milena Nikolova, Daniel L. Bennett and Olga Popova
IZA, Baylor University and Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast European Studies (IOS)
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entrepreneurship, self-employment, health, well-being, unemployment, job switches

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Economic Institutions and Comparative Economic Development: A Post-Colonial Perspective

World Development, Vol. 96, 2017
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 30 May 2018
Daniel L. Bennett, Hugo Joaquin Faria, James D. Gwartney and Daniel R. Morales
Baylor University, Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administración (IESA), Finance Center, Florida State University - Department of Economics and Asunto Económico
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Colonization, Comparative Economic Development, Growth, Geography, Institutions

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Local Economic Freedom & Creative Destruction in America

Baylor Business, John F. Baugh Center for Entrepreneurship and Free Enterprise: Research Working Paper 2019-07
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 01 Apr 2019
Daniel L. Bennett
Baylor University
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Creative Destruction, Dynamism, Economic Freedom, Entrepreneurial Ecosystems, External Enablers, Firm Entry, Firm Exit, Job Dynamics, Public Policy, Regional Entrepreneurship

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Local Institutional Heterogeneity and Firm Dynamism: Decomposing the Metropolitan Economic Freedom Index

Small Business Economics, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 07 Feb 2020
Daniel L. Bennett
Baylor University
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Dynamism, Economic Freedom, Entrepreneurial Ecosystems, External Enablers, Firm Entry, Firm Exit, Institutions, Public Policy, Regional Entrepreneurship

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Coups, Regime Transitions, and Institutional Change

IFN Working Paper No. 1281, 2019
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 31 Jul 2020
Daniel L. Bennett, Christian Bjørnskov and Stephan Gohmann
Baylor University, Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business and University of Louisville - College of Business - Department of Economics
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Coups, Institutional Quality, Autocracy; Corruption; Judicial Constraints; Regime Transition

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Infrastructure Investments and Entrepreneurial Dynamism in the U.S.

Journal of Business Venturing, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 17 Mar 2019
Daniel L. Bennett
Baylor University
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Firm Entry, Firm Exit, External Enabler/Disabler, Infrastructure Investments, Institutions, Regional Entrepreneurship

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Historical Disease Prevalence, Cultural Values, and Global Innovation

Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 09 Apr 2020
Daniel L. Bennett and Boris Nikolaev
Baylor University and Baylor University - Department of Management & Entrepreneurship
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Cultural Values, Disease Pathogens, Individualism-Collectivism, Infectious Diseases, Innovation, Institutions

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Historical Prevalence of Infectious Diseases, Cultural Values, and the Origins of Economic Institutions

Kyklos, Vol. 70, Issue 1, pp. 97-128, 2017
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 22 Jan 2017
Daniel L. Bennett and Raufhon Salahodjaev
Baylor University and Baylor University
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Economic Freedom & Happiness Inequality: Friends or Foes?

Contemporary Economic Policy, Vol. 35, Issue 2, pp. 373-391, 2017
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 06 May 2020
Daniel L. Bennett and Boris Nikolaev
Baylor University and Baylor University - Department of Management & Entrepreneurship
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