A large literature has found positive associations between economic freedom and income,
growth, and a variety of other desirable outcomes. This paper surveys the literature that …

The relatively recent increase in empirical work on the relationship between governance
and economic performance has come about largely as a result of the development of a …

Mounting scientific evidence shows that CO2 emissions have been a primary cause of
climate change, which has harmed the quality of human life and economic development. To …

This study investigates the causality relationships among the economic freedom, foreign
direct investment (FDI), and economic growth for top FDI attracting countries during 1995 …

Does economic freedom cause economic growth or does causality run in the reverse
direction? And do all the constituent parts of economic freedom exert a causal impact on …

This paper analyzes the impact of economic freedom along with traditional economic factors
on economic growth for a panel of European countries. The growth of the gross domestic …

This study examines the causal relationship between institutions and economic
development using a panel Granger causality test. The study incorporates two institutional …

A positive, statistical and economic significant relation between growth, income level and the
Economic Freedom of the World (EFW) index has been amply documented. Most analyses …

This paper examines empirically the hypothesis made famous by Nobel Laureates Friedrich
A. Hayek and Milton Friedman that societies with high levels of political freedom must also …

This article addresses the issue of causality in the relationship between political and
economic freedom and economic growth in transition countries. This problem has been …