Download This PaperHow Robust is the Relationship between Economic Freedom and Economic Growth
13 Pages Posted: 2 Nov 2000
Date Written: July 1999
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 economic growth.
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CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute)
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Munich, 81679
Germany
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Jakob De Haan
CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute)
Poschinger Str. 5
Munich, DE-81679
Germany
HOME PAGE: http://www.CESifo.de
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