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Institutions and Human Progress: An Analysis of International Pooled Data

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  • Nathan J Ashby

    (Department of Economics and Finance, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso TX 79968, USA.)

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This study investigates the impact of the components of economic freedom (Economic Freedom of the World Index, EFW) on improvements in well-being using pooled data of 105 countries spaced at 5-year intervals between 1990 and 2000. The EFW as well as other control variables are regressed on the log-odds ratios of the Index of Human Progress (IHP), a measurement of progress constructed by the Fraser Institute, and its components. Extreme bound analysis demonstrates that countries with a higher quality of government, well-defined property rights, sound money, limited trade restrictions, and limited regulation experience higher levels of human progress as measured by the IHP. Eastern Economic Journal (2009) 35, 396–414. doi:10.1057/eej.2008.28

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  • Nathan J Ashby, 2009. "Institutions and Human Progress: An Analysis of International Pooled Data," Eastern Economic Journal, Palgrave Macmillan;Eastern Economic Association, vol. 35(3), pages 396-414.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:easeco:v:35:y:2009:i:3:p:396-414
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    1. Ashby, Nathan J. & Bueno, Avilia & Martinez, Deborah, 2015. "Economic Freedom and Economic Development in the Mexican States," Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy, Mid-Continent Regional Science Association, vol. 43(1).

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