ECONOMIC FREEDOM OF THE WORLD: AN ACCOUNTING OF THE LITERATURE
Abstract
The Economic Freedom of the World (EFW) index was first produced by Gwartney, Block, and Lawson (Economic Freedom of the World: 1975–1995; 1996) and has been updated annually since. During this period, the EFW index has been cited in hundreds of academic articles. Here, we provide an accounting and description of this literature. Of 402 articles citing the EFW index, 198 used the index as an independent variable in an empirical study. Over...
Paper Details
Title
ECONOMIC FREEDOM OF THE WORLD: AN ACCOUNTING OF THE LITERATURE
Published Date
Mar 12, 2013
Journal
Volume
32
Issue
1
Pages
1 - 19
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