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Is human trafficking the dark side of economic freedom?

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  • Lauren R. Heller
  • Robert A. Lawson
  • Ryan H. Murphy
  • Claudia R. Williamson

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Economic freedom has increased living standards worldwide. Concurrent with such gains are rising concerns about potential human costs associated with free markets. This paper uses data on human trafficking and anti-trafficking policies, in conjunction with a measure of economic freedom, to examine whether free markets exacerbate or attenuate the incidence of human trafficking and policies designed to combat it. We do not find evidence suggesting that economic freedom is associated with human trafficking. In addition, our results suggest that economically free countries are more likely to enact and enforce policies to fight human trafficking.

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  • Lauren R. Heller & Robert A. Lawson & Ryan H. Murphy & Claudia R. Williamson, 2018. "Is human trafficking the dark side of economic freedom?," Defence and Peace Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 29(4), pages 355-382, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:defpea:v:29:y:2018:i:4:p:355-382
    DOI: 10.1080/10242694.2016.1160604
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    Cited by:

    1. Arye L. Hillman & Niklas Potrafke, 2016. "Economic Freedom and Religion: An Empirical Investigation," CESifo Working Paper Series 6017, CESifo.
    2. Arye L. Hillman & Niklas Potrafke, 2018. "Economic Freedom and Religion," Public Finance Review, , vol. 46(2), pages 249-275, March.
    3. Jeremy Horpedahl & Jeremy Jackson & David Mitchell, 2019. "Is Economic Freedom the Hidden Path to Social Justice?," Journal of Private Enterprise, The Association of Private Enterprise Education, vol. 34(Winter 20), pages 55-74.
    4. Berggren, Niclas & Bjørnskov, Christian, 2023. "Does Capitalism Disfavor Women? Evidence from Life Satisfaction," Working Paper Series 1471, Research Institute of Industrial Economics.

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