Economic Freedom is Negative Liberty: A Comment on Legum (2007) and Stanford (2007)

Lawson, Robert A.; Hall, Joshua C.; Luther, William  J.

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Economic Freedom is Negative Liberty: A Comment on Legum (2007) and Stanford (2007)

Real-World Economics Review, Vol. 3, No. 47, pp. 261-262, October 2008

2 Pages Posted: 20 Jan 2010

Robert A. Lawson

Auburn University - Department of Finance

William J. Luther

Kenyon College

Date Written: 2008

Abstract

The authors reply to Legum (2007) and Standford (2007) to clarify why economic freedom is defined the way it is and to review the empirical record with respect to this measure.

Keywords: Economic Freedom, Economic Growth, Institutions

JEL Classification: O10, O17, P17

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Lawson, Robert A. and Hall, Joshua C. and Luther, William J., Economic Freedom is Negative Liberty: A Comment on Legum (2007) and Stanford (2007) (2008). Real-World Economics Review, Vol. 3, No. 47, pp. 261-262, October 2008. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1538661

Robert A. Lawson

Auburn University - Department of Finance ( email )

Auburn, AL 36849
United States

Joshua C. Hall

West Virginia University ( email )

Morgantown, WV 26506
United States

William J. Luther (Contact Author)

Kenyon College ( email )

Gambier, OH 43022
United States

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Economic Freedom is Negative Liberty: A Comment on Legum (2007) and Stanford (2007)

Robert A. Lawson

Joshua C. Hall

William J. Luther

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Robert A. Lawson

Auburn University - Department of Finance ( email )

Joshua C. Hall

West Virginia University ( email )

William J. Luther (Contact Author)

Kenyon College ( email )

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Economic Freedom is Negative Liberty: A Comment on Legum (2007) and Stanford (2007)

Robert A. Lawson

Joshua C. Hall

William J. Luther

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Robert A. Lawson

Auburn University - Department of Finance ( email )

Joshua C. Hall

West Virginia University ( email )

William J. Luther (Contact Author)

Kenyon College ( email )

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