Market-Oriented Institutions and Policies and Economic Growth: A Critical Survey
36 Pages Posted: 8 May 2006
Abstract
This paper surveys recent evidence suggesting that market-oriented institutions and policies are strongly related to economic growth, focusing on studies using the economic freedom (EF) indicator of the Fraser Institute. This index is critically discussed. Also various serious shortcomings of empirical studies using this index are identified. Nevertheless, there are strong indications that liberalization, i.e. an increase in the EF index, stimulates economic growth. This paper also reviews studies on the determinants of EF. Political liberalization is often found to enhance economic liberalization, whereas there is less evidence for causality running in the other direction.
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CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute)
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CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute)
Poschinger Str. 5
Munich, 81679
Germany
HOME PAGE: http://www.cesifo.de
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