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Economic Freedom and Subjective Well-Being: Empirical Evidence from the MENA Region

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  • Zaïbi Oussama
  • Hachicha Ahmed
  • Hachicha Fatma

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In this article, we exploit the differences in economic freedom between countries to studythe relationship between developed institutions and subjective well-being for the case of theMENA region over the period 2007–2017, using the Least Squares method panel dataanalysis. We empirically examined the link between subjective well-being and institutionsusing the index of economic freedom as an institutional variable. We found that economicfreedom appears to function as a proxy for developed institutions and that the effect ofsubjective well-being is more pronounced in the presence of the economic freedom variableand these components. According to the data on happiness, the evidence suggests thatcountries with better institutions of economic freedom, captured by the rule of law,regulatory efficiency, open market and limited government, are much more likely toexperience greater subjective well-being.JEL classification codes: O11, O43, O47, P16Keywords: Economic Freedom, Institutions, Happiness, Subjective Well-Being

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  • Zaïbi Oussama & Hachicha Ahmed & Hachicha Fatma, 2019. "Economic Freedom and Subjective Well-Being: Empirical Evidence from the MENA Region," Research in Economics and Business: Central and Eastern Europe, Tallinn School of Economics and Business Administration, Tallinn University of Technology, vol. 11(2).
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    Keywords

    economic freedom; institutions; happiness; subjective well-being;
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    JEL classification:

    • O11 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Macroeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
    • O43 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - Institutions and Growth
    • O47 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - Empirical Studies of Economic Growth; Aggregate Productivity; Cross-Country Output Convergence

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