Index of economic freedom: Unrealized pedagogical opportunities
Abstract
Although the Index of Economic Freedom appears in many economic textbooks, their coverage of the index misses opportunities to teach statistical and policy-related concepts important for the principles course. The standard textbook presentation passes up an opportunity to examine the statistical issues of weighting in composite index numbers and correlation versus causation. In addition, textbook presentations fail to examine the assumptions...
Paper Details
Title
Index of economic freedom: Unrealized pedagogical opportunities
Published Date
May 30, 2017
Volume
48
Issue
3
Pages
186 - 192
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