Constitutional Foundations of Economic Freedom: A Time-Series Cross-Section Analysis
Abstract
Using time-series cross-section analysis, we provide additional empirical validation for the principal-agent model developed by Adserà et al. (2003). In our innovation, efficient economic policy is proxied by “economic freedom” from the Fraser Institute database and constitutional “political institutions” are proxied by variables from the Database of Political Institutions. Our results suggest that the more credible the threat of removal from office, the more government officials will pursue efficient economic policies. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media, Inc. 2005Download Info
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Article provided by Springer in its journal Constitutional Political Economy.
Volume (Year): 16 (2005)
Issue (Month): 4 (December)
Pages: 327-346
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Keywords: good governance; economic freedom; principal-agent; political institutions; constitutions; D72; D78; H11; O57;Find related papers by JEL classification:
- D72 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
- D78 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Positive Analysis of Policy-Making and Implementation
- H11 - Public Economics - - Structure and Scope of Government - - - Structure and Scope of Government
- O57 - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Comparative Studies of Countries
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