Economic freedom is generally associated with higher average income levels, but does it
benefit the very poor as well? Does it help them to escape their disadvantaged position …

We explore the relationship between individual control perceptions and the degree to which
a country's institutions and policies are consistent with the principles of economic freedom …

In this article, we examined the role political-institution strength plays in the relationship
between economic freedom and human development, using the 15 ECOWAS countries and …

The fight against poverty is one of the most important future challenges facing the European
Commission (and national governments) according to the European Pillar of Social Rights …

This paper examines the role that the level and changes in economic freedom play in
promoting quality of life in Africa over the period 1985–2016. It develops a composite index …

The study aims to determine the effect of legal systems and property rights enforcement on
developing financial markets, institutions, and overall financial development in Sub-Saharan …

We evaluate the impact that the economic freedom exerts on the shadow economy for a
sample of 152 countries from 1995 to 2017. In order to solve endogeneity issues, we rely on …

In this paper, we revisit the relationship between economic freedom and growth across 407
German districts (Kreise). We build six indicators of economic freedom and cluster them into …

We study the relationship between economic freedom and poverty rates in 151 countries
over a twenty-year period. Using the World Bank's poverty headcounts of those living on less …

This article examines economic freedom's impact on quality of life conditional on the political
risk factors in Africa over the period 1985–2016, using the Generalised Method of Moments …