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Robert A. Lawson

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  1. Robert Lawson & Vincent Miozzi & Meg Tuszynski, 2024. "Economic freedom and growth, income, investment, and inequality: A quantitative summary of the literature," Southern Economic Journal, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 90(4), pages 1099-1135, April.

    Cited by:

    1. João Pedro Bastos & Vincent Miozzi, 2025. "The politics of lockdown policies: Evidence from Brazilian states," Economic Affairs, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 45(2), pages 175-202, June.
    2. Meg Tuszynski, 2025. "Liberating the literature: A project on women and economic freedom," Contemporary Economic Policy, Western Economic Association International, vol. 43(4), pages 568-572, October.
    3. Rayamajhee, Veeshan & March, Raymond J., 2025. "Does economic liberalization increase government accountability?," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 237(C).
    4. Deniz, Pinar & Stengos, Thanasis, 2025. "Heterogeneity of institutions and model uncertainty in the income inequality nexus," European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 87(C).
    5. Espinosa, Victor I. & Pino, Antonia, 2025. "E-government, inclusive growth, and the legitimacy of capitalism: lessons from estonia," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 238(C).
    6. Rutar, Tibor, 2025. "Do large, sustained economic freedom reforms hurt or improve women's economic rights?," European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 87(C).
    7. Shamugia, Egnate, 2025. "Rule of law and economic performance: A meta-regression analysis," European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 87(C).
    8. Migheli, Matteo, 2025. "Economic freedom and gender health gap in the E.U," Economics & Human Biology, Elsevier, vol. 58(C).
    9. Saunoris, James W. & Payne, James E. & Sobel, Russell S., 2025. "Identifying the ‘deep roots’ of economic freedom with implications for policy and economic reform," Journal of Policy Modeling, Elsevier, vol. 47(1), pages 211-227.
    10. James E. Payne & James W. Saunoris & Saban Nazlioglu & Russell S. Sobel, 2025. "What factors drive cross-country economic freedom convergence?," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 204(3), pages 529-559, September.
    11. O'Reilly, Colin & Murphy, Ryan H., 2025. "Freedom from unit roots? The time series properties of democracy and economic freedom," Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, vol. 53(2), pages 472-489.
    12. Vincent Miozzi & Benjamin Powell, 2026. "What Determines the Severity of International Lockdowns?," Southern Economic Journal, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 93(1), pages 3-13, July.
    13. João Pedro Bastos, 2025. "Colonial rule and economic freedom," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 205(1), pages 79-104, October.

  2. Alexander Cardazzi & Robert A. Lawson, 2023. "Economic freedom and one‐way truck rental prices: An empirical note," American Journal of Economics and Sociology, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 82(4), pages 313-318, July.

    Cited by:

    1. Callais, Justin T. & Geloso, Vincent & Plemmons, Alicia & Wagner, Gary A., 2025. "Baumol’s migrants: Productive and unproductive entrepreneurship and between-MSA migration," European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 90(PB).

  3. Robert Lawson & James Dean, 2021. "Who gains from economic freedom? A panel analysis on decile income levels," Economics and Business Letters, Oviedo University Press, vol. 10(2), pages 102-106.

    Cited by:

    1. Callais, Justin T. & Young, Andrew T., 2023. "A rising tide that lifts all boats: An analysis of economic freedom and inequality using matching methods," Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, vol. 51(3), pages 744-777.
    2. Justin Callais & Kelly Hyde & Ilia Murtazashvili & Yang Zhou, 2024. "How does economic freedom influence public health? Evidence from U.S. cities," Southern Economic Journal, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 90(3), pages 656-681, January.
    3. Anand Sharma & Vipin Sharma & Shekhar Tokas, 2022. "Institutional quality and health outcomes: evidence from the EU countries," Economics and Business Letters, Oviedo University Press, vol. 11(2), pages 70-78.
    4. Callais, Justin T. & Geloso, Vincent J. & Plemmons, Alicia M. & Wagner, Gary A., 2025. "Institutions Matter: Economic freedom and income mobility," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 153(C).
    5. Jamie Bologna Pavlik & Justin T. Callais, 2025. "Good for the goose, bad for the gander? Corruption and income inequality," Southern Economic Journal, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 91(3), pages 850-880, January.
    6. Dean, James & Geloso, Vincent, 2024. "Poverty spells and economic freedom: Canadian evidence," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 224(C), pages 282-296.

  4. Robert A. Lawson & Ryan Murphy & Benjamin Powell, 2020. "The Determinants Of Economic Freedom: A Survey," Contemporary Economic Policy, Western Economic Association International, vol. 38(4), pages 622-642, October.

    Cited by:

    1. Rutar, Tibor & Rutar, Minea, 2025. "Liberalizing reforms do not cause suicide: Causal estimation using matching, 1980–2019," Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, vol. 53(1), pages 272-289.
    2. Luca Farè & David B. Audretsch & Marcus Dejardin, 2023. "Does democracy foster entrepreneurship?," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 61(4), pages 1461-1495, December.
    3. Callais, Justin T. & Young, Andrew T., 2023. "A rising tide that lifts all boats: An analysis of economic freedom and inequality using matching methods," Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, vol. 51(3), pages 744-777.
    4. Peter Calcagno & Beatriz Maldonado & Todd Nesbit & Mary Frances Zeager, 2024. "Political systems, regime memory, and economic freedom," Contemporary Economic Policy, Western Economic Association International, vol. 42(2), pages 336-354, April.
    5. James E. Payne & James W. Saunoris & Saban Nazlioglu & Cagin Karul, 2023. "Stochastic convergence analysis of US state economic freedom sub‐components: Evidence from unit root tests for bounded processes," American Journal of Economics and Sociology, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 82(4), pages 319-348, July.
    6. Cîmpan Marius & Pacuraru-Ionescu Catalin-Paul & Borlea Sorin Nicolae & Jansen Adela, 2023. "Connections between the Model of the Supreme Public Audit Institution and Some Economic, Social, Political, and Cultural Variables," Proceedings of the International Conference on Business Excellence, Paradigm, vol. 17(1), pages 2036-2052, July.
    7. Jamie Bologna Pavlik & Benjamin Powell & Andrew T. Young, 2022. "Does aid cause changes in economic freedom?," Southern Economic Journal, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 89(1), pages 90-111, July.
    8. James E. Payne & James W. Saunoris & Saban Nazlioglu & Cagin Karul, 2023. "The convergence dynamics of economic freedom across U.S. states," Southern Economic Journal, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 89(4), pages 1216-1241, April.
    9. Vincent Miozzi & Benjamin Powell, 2023. "The pre-pandemic political economy determinants of lockdown severity," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 197(1), pages 167-183, October.
    10. Marson, Marta & Migheli, Matteo & Saccone, Donatella, 2022. "Free to Die: Economic Freedoms and Influenza Mortality," Department of Economics and Statistics Cognetti de Martiis. Working Papers 202210, University of Turin.
    11. Marc Audi & Marc Poulin & Amjad Ali, 2024. "Determinants of Business Freedom in Developing Countries: The Role of Institutional Development and Policy Mix," International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, vol. 14(4), pages 188-199, July.
    12. Choi, Ginny Seung & Storr, Virgil Henry, 2023. "The morality of markets in theory and empirics," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 216(C), pages 590-607.
    13. Marta Marson & Matteo Migheli & Donatella Saccone, 2021. "New evidence on the link between ethnic fractionalization and economic freedom," Economics of Governance, Springer, vol. 22(3), pages 257-292, September.
    14. Dzhumashev, Ratbek & Hailemariam, Abebe, 2021. "Foreign aid and the quality of economic institutions," European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 68(C).
    15. Steven A. Brieger & Diana M. Hechavarría & Arielle Newman, 2024. "Entrepreneurship and Democracy: A Complex Relationship," Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, , vol. 48(5), pages 1285-1307, September.
    16. Rutar, Tibor, 2025. "Do large, sustained economic freedom reforms hurt or improve women's economic rights?," European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 87(C).
    17. Peter Calcagno & Joshua C. Hall, 2020. "Formal and informal constraints on state government and economic freedom," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 40(1), pages 801-806.
    18. Justin Callais & Andrew T. Young, 2021. "Does constitutional entrenchment matter for economic freedom?," Contemporary Economic Policy, Western Economic Association International, vol. 39(4), pages 808-830, October.
    19. Ablam Estel Apeti & Kwamivi Mawuli Gomado, 2025. "International monetary fund conditionality and structural reforms: Evidence from developing countries," Economics of Transition and Institutional Change, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 33(2), pages 439-486, April.
    20. Ryan H. Murphy, 2021. "Plausibly exogenous causes of economic freedom," Journal of Bioeconomics, Springer, vol. 23(1), pages 85-105, April.
    21. Ryan H Murphy, 2024. "Not following the script: When institutional development is uneven," Economic Affairs, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 44(2), pages 338-352, June.
    22. Nabamita Dutta & Russell S. Sobel & Adam Stivers & Thor Lienhard, 2025. "Opportunity and necessity entrepreneurship: do linguistic structures matter?," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 64(4), pages 1981-2012, April.
    23. Migheli, Matteo, 2025. "Economic freedom and gender health gap in the E.U," Economics & Human Biology, Elsevier, vol. 58(C).
    24. Saunoris, James W. & Payne, James E. & Sobel, Russell S., 2025. "Identifying the ‘deep roots’ of economic freedom with implications for policy and economic reform," Journal of Policy Modeling, Elsevier, vol. 47(1), pages 211-227.
    25. James E. Payne & James W. Saunoris & Saban Nazlioglu & Russell S. Sobel, 2025. "What factors drive cross-country economic freedom convergence?," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 204(3), pages 529-559, September.
    26. Grier, Kevin B. & Grier, Robin M., 2021. "The Washington consensus works: Causal effects of reform, 1970-2015," Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, vol. 49(1), pages 59-72.
    27. Ryan H. Murphy, 2023. "Stefon Dercon: Gambling on development: Why some countries win and others lose. London: Hurst, 2022. 398 pages. USD $34.95 (hardback)," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 196(1), pages 217-222, July.
    28. Bryan C. McCannon & Joshua C. Hall, 2021. "Stay‐at‐home orders were issued earlier in economically unfree states," Southern Economic Journal, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 87(4), pages 1138-1151, April.
    29. Ryan H. Murphy, 2025. "Social Repression and Variation within the Human Freedom Index," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 177(3), pages 1193-1212, April.
    30. Bjørnskov, Christian, 2024. "Economic freedom and the greenhouse gas Kuznets curve," European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 82(C).
    31. O'Reilly, Colin & Murphy, Ryan H., 2025. "Freedom from unit roots? The time series properties of democracy and economic freedom," Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, vol. 53(2), pages 472-489.
    32. Marcel Ausloos & Philippe Bronlet, 2022. "Economic Freedom: The Top, the Bottom, and the Reality. I. 1997-2007," Papers 2201.09073, arXiv.org.
    33. Vincent Miozzi & Benjamin Powell, 2026. "What Determines the Severity of International Lockdowns?," Southern Economic Journal, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 93(1), pages 3-13, July.
    34. Pál Czeglédi, 2024. "The post-materialist economic freedom puzzle," International Review of Economics, Springer;Happiness Economics and Interpersonal Relations (HEIRS), vol. 71(1), pages 99-121, March.
    35. Ryan H Murphy, 2022. "The constitution of ambiguity: The effects of constitutions on economic freedom," Economic Affairs, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 42(2), pages 240-258, June.
    36. Grier, Robin & Young, Andrew T. & Grier, Kevin, 2022. "The causal effects of rule of law & property rights on fiscal capacity," European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 74(C).
    37. Zhang Peng & Ghulam Rasool Madni & Muhammad Awais Anwar & Iftikhar Yasin, 2024. "Imperative of Institutions for Effective Relationship Between Economic Performance and Ethnic Diversity," Journal of the Knowledge Economy, Springer;Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET), vol. 15(1), pages 2794-2807, March.
    38. João Pedro Bastos, 2025. "Colonial rule and economic freedom," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 205(1), pages 79-104, October.
    39. Khoshnoodi, Abdollah & Farouji, Majid Dashtban & de Haan, Jakob, 2022. "The effect of natural resources rents on institutional and policy reform: New evidence," Resources Policy, Elsevier, vol. 78(C).

  5. Robert A. Lawson & J. R. Clark, 2019. "Taxation in the Liberal Tradition," The Review of Austrian Economics, Springer;Society for the Development of Austrian Economics, vol. 32(2), pages 131-137, June.

    Cited by:

    1. Peter Boettke & Benjamin Powell, 2021. "The political economy of the COVID‐19 pandemic," Southern Economic Journal, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 87(4), pages 1090-1106, April.

  6. Robert Lawson & Kevin Grier & Samuel Absher, 2019. "You say you want a (Rose) Revolution? The effects of Georgia's 2004 market reforms," The Economics of Transition, The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, vol. 27(1), pages 301-323, January.

    Cited by:

    1. Ivanov, Denis, 2023. "Institutional reforms and social trust: Quasi-experimental evidence from the Caucasian states," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 214(C), pages 829-859.
    2. Linan Peng & Justin T. Callais, 2023. "The authoritarian trade‐off: A synthetic control analysis of development and social coercion in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region," Contemporary Economic Policy, Western Economic Association International, vol. 41(2), pages 370-387, April.
    3. Abidemi Adisa & Michael Farmer & Jamie Bologna Pavlik, 2023. "The effect of the Mahathir regime on the Malaysian economy," Economics of Transition and Institutional Change, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 31(1), pages 97-114, January.
    4. Alvarez, Sean P. & Geloso, Vincent & Scheck, Macy, 2024. "Revisiting the relationship between economic freedom and development to account for statistical deception by autocratic regimes," European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 85(C).
    5. Cachanosky, Nicolas & Bastos, João Pedro & Padilla, Alexandre & Hernández, Karla C., 2025. "The institutional impact of left-leaning populism in Latin America," European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 86(C).
    6. Colin O'Reilly, 2021. "Violent conflict and institutional change," Economics of Transition and Institutional Change, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 29(2), pages 257-317, April.
    7. Kerianne Lawson, 2021. "The Lasting Impact of NCAA Sanctions: SMU and the Death Penalty," Journal of Sports Economics, , vol. 22(8), pages 946-981, December.
    8. Kerianne Lawson, 2023. "Using property rights to fight crime: the Khaya Lam project," Journal of Economics and Finance, Springer;Academy of Economics and Finance, vol. 47(2), pages 269-302, June.
    9. Callais, Justin & Harris, Colin & Borchard, Ben, 2022. "The moral costs of markets: Testing the deterioration hypothesis," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 204(C), pages 200-220.
    10. Geloso, Vincent J. & Grier, Kevin B., 2022. "Love on the rocks: The causal effects of separatist governments in Quebec," European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 71(C).
    11. Mohammad Reza Farzanegan, 2023. "Years of life lost to revolution and war in Iran," Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 27(4), pages 2061-2103, November.
    12. Daniel D. Bonneau & Joshua C. Hall & Yang Zhou, 2022. "Institutional implant and economic stagnation: a counterfactual study of Somalia," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 190(3), pages 483-503, March.
    13. Mohammad Reza Farzanegan & Mohammad Ali Kadivar, 2023. "The effect of Islamic revolution and war on income inequality in Iran," Empirical Economics, Springer, vol. 65(2), pages 1007-1026, August.
    14. Nicolás Cachanosky & Emilio Ocampo & Karla Hernández & John Ramseur, 2024. "Did dollarization help Ecuador?," CEMA Working Papers: Serie Documentos de Trabajo. 877, Universidad del CEMA.

  7. Robert Lawson & Ryan Murphy, 2018. "Economic freedom and growth specification debate: a retrospective," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 25(15), pages 1038-1040, September.

    Cited by:

    1. James E. Payne & James W. Saunoris & Saban Nazlioglu & Cagin Karul, 2023. "The convergence dynamics of economic freedom across U.S. states," Southern Economic Journal, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 89(4), pages 1216-1241, April.
    2. James E. Payne & James W. Saunoris & Saban Nazlioglu & Russell S. Sobel, 2025. "What factors drive cross-country economic freedom convergence?," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 204(3), pages 529-559, September.

  8. 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.

    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. Ryan H. Murphy, 2025. "Social Repression and Variation within the Human Freedom Index," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 177(3), pages 1193-1212, April.
    4. Berggren, Niclas & Bjørnskov, Christian, 2023. "Does Capitalism Disfavor Women? Evidence from Life Satisfaction," Working Paper Series 1471, Research Institute of Industrial Economics.

  9. Robert A. Lawson & Saurav Roychoudhury, 2016. "Do travel visa requirements impede tourist travel?," Journal of Economics and Finance, Springer;Academy of Economics and Finance, vol. 40(4), pages 817-828, October.

    Cited by:

    1. Bednorz, Jan, 2024. "Working from anywhere? Work from here! Approaches to attract digital nomads," Annals of Tourism Research, Elsevier, vol. 105(C).
    2. Mariacristina Piva & Massimiliano Tani & Marco Vivarelli, 2023. "The productivity impact of short-term labor mobility across industries," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 60(2), pages 691-705, February.
    3. Michael A. Clemens & Lant Pritchett, 2016. "The New Economic Case for Migration Restrictions: An Assessment," CID Working Papers 314, Center for International Development at Harvard University.
    4. Rosselló, Jaume & Santana-Gallego, María, 2024. "The effect of visa types on international tourism," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 137(C).
    5. Michael A. Clemens & Ethan G. Lewis & Hannah M. Postel, 2017. "Immigration Restrictions as Active Labor Market Policy: Evidence from the Mexican Bracero Exclusion," NBER Working Papers 23125, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    6. Tsuyoshi Goto & Nobuo Akai, 2017. "Benefit and Cost of Visa relaxation -Empirical Analysis on the Impact of Visa waiver-," Discussion Papers in Economics and Business 17-10, Osaka University, Graduate School of Economics.
    7. Chi, Pei-Yu & Lee, Kuei-Chun & Chang, Kuo-I, 2022. "Causal effect of tourist visa exemption schemes on international tourist arrivals," Economic Analysis and Policy, Elsevier, vol. 75(C), pages 427-449.
    8. Steven Yamarik, 2026. "The effects of world heritage sites on bilateral tourism demand," Tourism Economics, , vol. 32(3), pages 570-588, May.
    9. Russell S. Sobel & J. R. Clark & Reagan N. Sobel, 2022. "The Curse of Historic Resources," Public Finance Review, , vol. 50(3), pages 279-306, May.
    10. Clemens, Michael & Pritchett, Lant, 2016. "The New Case for Migration Restrictions: An Assessment," Working Paper Series rwp16-054, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government.
    11. Arif, Imran, 2019. "How Tall Are the Paper Walls? Barriers to International Mobility and Technology Diusion," Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy, Mid-Continent Regional Science Association, vol. 49(2), October.
    12. Muhammad Irfan & Muhammad Shaukat Malik & Syeda Khadija Zubair, 2022. "Impact of Vlog Marketing on Consumer Travel Intent and Consumer Purchase Intent With the Moderating Role of Destination Image and Ease of Travel," SAGE Open, , vol. 12(2), pages 21582440221, May.
    13. Jiafeng Gu, 2024. "Does the Visa-Free Policy Promote Inbound Tourism? Evidence From China," SAGE Open, , vol. 14(2), pages 21582440241, June.

  10. J. Clark & Robert Lawson & Alex Nowrasteh & Benjamin Powell & Ryan Murphy, 2015. "Does immigration impact institutions?," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 163(3), pages 321-335, June.

    Cited by:

    1. Arif, Imran, 2022. "Educational attainment, corruption, and migration: An empirical analysis from a gravity model," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 110(C).
    2. Chletsos, Michael & Roupakias, Stelios, 2019. "Immigration and the economic performance of countries," MPRA Paper 94994, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    3. Naghsh Nejad, Maryam & Young, Andrew T., 2015. "Want Freedom, Will Travel: Emigrant Self-Selection According to Institutional Quality," IZA Discussion Papers 9309, IZA Network @ LISER.
    4. Joshua C. Hall, 2016. "Institutional convergence: exit or voice?," Journal of Economics and Finance, Springer;Academy of Economics and Finance, vol. 40(4), pages 829-840, October.
    5. Lili Yao & J. Brandon Bolen & Claudia R. Williamson, 2021. "The effect of mass legalization on US state-level institutions: Evidence from the immigration reform and control act," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 189(3), pages 427-463, December.
    6. Adam Levai & Riccardo Turati, 2022. "The Impact of Immigration on Workers’ Protection," LISER Working Paper Series 2022-10, Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER).
    7. Michael A. Clemens & Lant Pritchett, 2016. "The New Economic Case for Migration Restrictions: An Assessment," CID Working Papers 314, Center for International Development at Harvard University.
    8. Berman, Yonatan & Aste, Tomaso, 2016. "To what extent does immigration affect inequality?," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 462(C), pages 1029-1039.
    9. Alexandre Padilla & Nicolás Cachanosky, 2018. "The Grecian horse: does immigration lead to the deterioration of American institutions?," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 174(3), pages 351-405, March.
    10. Murphy, Ryan H. & Yeom, Luke D., 2017. "The Long-Run Impact of Agricultural Diversity on Economic Freedom at the Local Level," Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy, Mid-Continent Regional Science Association, vol. 48(01), October.
    11. Bernini,Andrea & Bossavie,Laurent Loic Yves & Garrote Sanchez,Daniel & Makovec,Mattia, 2023. "Corruption as a Push and Pull Factor of Migration Flows : Evidence from European Countries," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10566, The World Bank.
    12. Larkin, Matthew P. & Askarov, Zohid & Doucouliagos, Hristos & Dubelaar, Chris & Klona, Maria & Newton, Joshua & Stanley, T.D. & Vocino, Andrea, 2019. "Do house prices ride the wave of immigration?," Journal of Housing Economics, Elsevier, vol. 46(C).
    13. Raymond J. March & Conrad Lyford & Benjamin Powell, 2017. "Causes and barriers to increases in economic freedom," International Review of Economics, Springer;Happiness Economics and Interpersonal Relations (HEIRS), vol. 64(1), pages 87-103, March.
    14. Ryan H. Murphy, 2019. "The long‐run effect of government ideology on economic freedom," Economic Affairs, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 39(1), pages 101-114, February.
    15. Ryan H. Murphy, 2019. "The state economic modernity index: an index of state building, state size and scope, and state economic power," Economics of Governance, Springer, vol. 20(1), pages 73-101, March.
    16. Gautam, Durga P., 2021. "Does international migration impact economic institutions at home?," European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 69(C).
    17. Imran Arif & Adam Hoffer & Dean Stansel & Donald Lacombe, 2020. "Economic freedom and migration: A metro area‐level analysis," Southern Economic Journal, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 87(1), pages 170-190, July.
    18. Marta Marson & Matteo Migheli & Donatella Saccone, 2021. "New evidence on the link between ethnic fractionalization and economic freedom," Economics of Governance, Springer, vol. 22(3), pages 257-292, September.
    19. Levai, Adam & Turati, Riccardo, 2024. "International Immigration and Labor Regulation," IZA Discussion Papers 16929, IZA Network @ LISER.
    20. Justin Callais & Andrew T. Young, 2021. "Does constitutional entrenchment matter for economic freedom?," Contemporary Economic Policy, Western Economic Association International, vol. 39(4), pages 808-830, October.
    21. Joshua K. Bedi & Shaomeng Jia & Claudia Williamson Kramer, 2025. "Protecting Postville? The impact of deportation and immigration on crime," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 203(3), pages 369-396, June.
    22. Ryan H. Murphy & Taylor Leland Smith, 2018. "Aggregate demand shortfalls and economic freedom," The Review of Austrian Economics, Springer;Society for the Development of Austrian Economics, vol. 31(1), pages 111-122, March.
    23. Stelios Roupakias & Spiridoula Dimou, 2021. "Immigration, diversity and institutions," Kyklos, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 74(3), pages 396-416, August.
    24. Clemens, Michael & Pritchett, Lant, 2016. "The New Case for Migration Restrictions: An Assessment," Working Paper Series rwp16-054, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government.
    25. Forrester, Andrew C. & Powell, Benjamin & Nowrasteh, Alex & Landgrave, Michelangelo, 2019. "Do immigrants import terrorism?," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 166(C), pages 529-543.
    26. Cachanosky, Nicolás & Padilla, Alexandre & Gómez, Alejandro, 2021. "Immigration and institutional change: Did mass immigration cause peronism in argentina?," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 184(C), pages 1-15.
    27. Colin O’Reilly & Ryan H. Murphy, 2017. "Exogenous Resource Shocks and Economic Freedom," Comparative Economic Studies, Palgrave Macmillan;Association for Comparative Economic Studies, vol. 59(3), pages 243-260, September.
    28. Bergh, Andreas & Mirkina, Irina & Nilsson, Therese, 2015. "Pushed by Poverty or by Institutions? Determinants of Global Migration Flows," Working Paper Series 1077, Research Institute of Industrial Economics.
    29. Ryan H. Murphy & Colin O’Reilly, 2019. "Applying panel vector autoregression to institutions, human capital, and output," Empirical Economics, Springer, vol. 57(5), pages 1633-1652, November.
    30. Benjamin Powell, 2016. "The economics of immigration: An Austrian contribution," The Review of Austrian Economics, Springer;Society for the Development of Austrian Economics, vol. 29(4), pages 343-349, December.
    31. Thierry Baudassé & Rémi Bazillier & Ismaël Issifou, 2018. "Migration And Institutions: Exit And Voice (From Abroad)?," Journal of Economic Surveys, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 32(3), pages 727-766, July.
    32. Benjamin Powell, 2019. "Solving the Misesian migration conundrum," The Review of Austrian Economics, Springer;Society for the Development of Austrian Economics, vol. 32(3), pages 205-213, September.
    33. Rosa Ferrentino & Luca Vota, 2022. "The Low-Skilled Immigrants’ Integration Process: a Mathematical Analysis," Advances in Management and Applied Economics, SCIENPRESS Ltd, vol. 12(6), pages 1-8.
    34. Lili Yao & J. Brandon Bolen & Claudia R. Williamson, 2022. "Are economic arguments against immigration missing the boat? The fiscal effects of the Mariel Boatlift," Southern Economic Journal, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 89(2), pages 305-325, October.
    35. Jamie Bologna Pavlik & Estefania Lujan Padilla & Benjamin Powell, 2019. "Cultural Baggage: Do Immigrants Import Corruption?," Southern Economic Journal, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 85(4), pages 1243-1261, April.
    36. Powell, Benjamin & Clark, J.R. & Nowrasteh, Alex, 2017. "Does mass immigration destroy institutions? 1990s Israel as a natural experiment," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 141(C), pages 83-95.
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  12. Young, Andrew T. & Lawson, Robert A., 2014. "Capitalism and labor shares: A cross-country panel study," European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 33(C), pages 20-36.

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    1. Naghsh Nejad, Maryam & Young, Andrew T., 2015. "Want Freedom, Will Travel: Emigrant Self-Selection According to Institutional Quality," IZA Discussion Papers 9309, IZA Network @ LISER.
    2. Sala, Hector & Trivín, Pedro, 2017. "The Effects of Globalization and Technology on the Elasticity of Substitution," IZA Discussion Papers 10898, IZA Network @ LISER.
    3. Bárbara Cardoso Dias & Ana Urraca Ruiz, 2016. "A Mudança Estrutural Como Indutora Da Distribuição Funcional Da Renda No Brasil," Anais do XLIII Encontro Nacional de Economia [Proceedings of the 43rd Brazilian Economics Meeting] 021, ANPEC - Associação Nacional dos Centros de Pós-Graduação em Economia [Brazilian Association of Graduate Programs in Economics].
    4. Young, Andrew T. & Tackett, Maria Y., 2018. "Globalization and the decline in labor shares: Exploring the relationship beyond trade and financial flows," European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 52(C), pages 18-35.
    5. Chambers, Dustin & O'Reilly, Colin, 2022. "Regulation and income inequality in the United States," European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 72(C).
    6. Meng, Ting & Yang, Yuqi & Xie, E. & Xie, Yuxiang, 2025. "The dual effects of digitization: An enterprise perspective," Journal of Asian Economics, Elsevier, vol. 100(C).
    7. Deniz, Pinar & Stengos, Thanasis, 2025. "Heterogeneity of institutions and model uncertainty in the income inequality nexus," European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 87(C).
    8. Arye L. Hillman & Niklas Potrafke, 2016. "Economic Freedom and Religion: An Empirical Investigation," CESifo Working Paper Series 6017, CESifo.
    9. Dawson, John W. & Sturgill, Brad, 2022. "Market Institutions and Factor Shares Across Countries," Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, Elsevier, vol. 60(C), pages 266-289.
    10. Kathleen M. Sheehan & Andrew T. Young, 2015. "It'S A Small World After All: Internet Access And Institutional Quality," Contemporary Economic Policy, Western Economic Association International, vol. 33(4), pages 649-667, October.
    11. Ouattara, B. & Standaert, S., 2020. "Property rights revisited," European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 64(C).
    12. Arye L. Hillman & Niklas Potrafke, 2018. "Economic Freedom and Religion," Public Finance Review, , vol. 46(2), pages 249-275, March.
    13. Eric Olson & Andrew T. Young, 2015. "Discretionary monetary policy, quantitative easing and the decline in US labor share," Economics and Business Letters, Oviedo University Press, vol. 4(2), pages 63-78.
    14. Marta Guerriero, 2019. "Democracy and the Labor Share of Income: A Cross-Country Analysis," ADBI Working Papers 919, Asian Development Bank Institute.
    15. Ng, Yew-Kwang, 2015. "Is an increasing capital share under capitalism inevitable?," European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 38(C), pages 82-86.
    16. Roya Taherifar & Mark J. Holmes & Gazi M. Hassan, 2023. "The drivers of labour share and impact on pay inequality: A firm-level investigation," Working Papers in Economics 23/03, University of Waikato.
    17. Arif, Imran, 2021. "Productive knowledge, economic sophistication, and labor share," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 139(C).
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    19. Minh Tam Schlosky & Andrew Young, 2017. "Can foreign aid motivate institutional reform? An evaluation of the HIPC Initiative," Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 6(2), pages 242-258, August.
    20. Andrew T. Young & Hernando Zuleta, 2018. "Do Unions Increase Labor Shares? Evidence from US Industry-Level Data," Eastern Economic Journal, Palgrave Macmillan;Eastern Economic Association, vol. 44(4), pages 558-575, September.
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    23. Danko Tarabar & Andrew T. Young, 2017. "Liberalizing Reforms and the European Union: Accession, Membership, and Convergence," Southern Economic Journal, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 83(4), pages 932-951, April.
    24. Alexandre, Fernando & Bação, Pedro & Veiga, Francisco José, 2022. "The political economy of productivity growth," European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 75(C).

  13. Toby Huskinson & Robert Lawson, 2014. "Clusters of economic freedom," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 21(15), pages 1070-1074, October.

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    2. Ryan H. Murphy, 2019. "The state economic modernity index: an index of state building, state size and scope, and state economic power," Economics of Governance, Springer, vol. 20(1), pages 73-101, March.
    3. Colin O’Reilly & Ryan H. Murphy, 2017. "Exogenous Resource Shocks and Economic Freedom," Comparative Economic Studies, Palgrave Macmillan;Association for Comparative Economic Studies, vol. 59(3), pages 243-260, September.
    4. Ryan H. Murphy, 2025. "Social Repression and Variation within the Human Freedom Index," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 177(3), pages 1193-1212, April.

  14. Robert Lawson & Todd Nesbit, 2013. "Alchian and Allen Revisited: Law Enforcement and the Price of Weed," Atlantic Economic Journal, Springer;International Atlantic Economic Society, vol. 41(4), pages 363-370, December.

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    2. Solimine, Philip & Isaac, R. Mark, 2023. "Reputation and market structure in experimental platforms," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 205(C), pages 528-559.

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    2. Nicola D. Coniglio & Rezart Hoxhaj & Adnan Seric, 2017. "The demand for foreign workers by foreign firms: evidence from Africa," Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv), Springer;Institut für Weltwirtschaft (Kiel Institute for the World Economy), vol. 153(2), pages 353-384, May.

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  20. Lawson, Robert A. & Clark, J.R., 2010. "Examining the Hayek-Friedman hypothesis on economic and political freedom," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 74(3), pages 230-239, June.

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  21. Lawson Robert & Ross Justin, 2010. "Economic Freedom and Beauty Pageant Success in the World," Journal des Economistes et des Etudes Humaines, De Gruyter, vol. 16(1), pages 1-17, October.

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    3. Jamie Bologna & Andrew T. Young, 2014. "Crises and Government: Some Empirical Evidence," Working Papers 14-36, Department of Economics, West Virginia University.
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    8. Alan Finkelstein Shapiro, 2015. "Institutions, Informal Labor Markets, and Business Cycle Volatility," Economía Journal, The Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association - LACEA, vol. 0(Fall 2015), pages 77-112.
    9. Kaznacheev, Peter, 2013. "Resource Rents and Economic Growth: Economic and institutional development in countries with a high share of income from the sale of natural resources. Analysis and recommendations based on international experience," EconStor Research Reports 121950, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics.
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  22. Saurav Roychoudhury & Robert A. Lawson, 2010. "Economic freedom and sovereign credit ratings and default risk," Journal of Financial Economic Policy, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 2(2), pages 149-162, June.

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Chapters

  1. James D. Gwartney & Robert A. Lawson, 2024. "The creation of the Economic Freedom of the World index," Chapters, in: Niclas Berggren (ed.), Handbook of Research on Economic Freedom, chapter 2, pages 16-30, Edward Elgar Publishing.

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    1. Meg Tuszynski, 2025. "Liberating the literature: A project on women and economic freedom," Contemporary Economic Policy, Western Economic Association International, vol. 43(4), pages 568-572, October.
    2. Justin Callais & Robert Lawson, 2026. "Doing Business v. Business Ready: A Preliminary Comparison," Southern Economic Journal, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 92(4), pages 865-877, April.
    3. Brandon Parsons & David Smith, 2026. "Does economic freedom light the shadows? Economic freedom and the informal economy in developing countries," Economic Change and Restructuring, Springer, vol. 59(3), pages 1-33, June.
    4. Richard J. Cebula, 2025. "Exploratory Empirical Evidence of the Impact of Economic Freedom on the Real Interest Rate Yield on High-grade Municipal Bonds," The Review of Regional Studies, Southern Regional Science Association, vol. 55(3), pages 178-188.
    5. Murat Çokgezen, 2026. "The attitude of the Turkish population towards markets, wealth and capitalism," Economic Affairs, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 46(1), pages 115-131, February.
    6. Lewis S. Davis & Claudia Williamson Kramer, 2026. "Do Culture and Law Interact? Evidence From Business Regulation," Southern Economic Journal, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 93(1), pages 358-383, July.
    7. Stefani Branilović & Tibor Rutar, 2025. "Neoliberalism and Globalization Are Not Undermining Democracy: Panel Evidence From More Than 140 Countries, 1980–2022," American Journal of Economics and Sociology, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 84(5), pages 797-821, November.

  2. Robert A. Lawson, 2008. "On the Methodology of the Economic Freedom of the World Index," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: King Banaian & Bryan Roberts (ed.), The Design and Use of Political Economy Indicators, chapter 0, pages 171-185, Palgrave Macmillan.

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    1. Samuel Brazys & Krishna Chaitanya Vadlamannati, 2021. "Aid curse with Chinese characteristics? Chinese development flows and economic reforms," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 188(3), pages 407-430, September.
    2. Jenny Minier & Bulent Unel, 2013. "When Is Trade Protection Good For Growth?," Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International, vol. 51(1), pages 62-71, January.
    3. Pourya Darnihamedani & Siri Terjesen, 2022. "Male and female entrepreneurs’ employment growth ambitions: the contingent role of regulatory efficiency," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 58(1), pages 185-204, January.
    4. Olalekan Charles Okunlola & Anthony E. Akinlo, 2021. "Does economic freedom enhance quality of life in Africa?," International Review of Economics, Springer;Happiness Economics and Interpersonal Relations (HEIRS), vol. 68(3), pages 357-387, September.
    5. Christian Bjørnskov, 2012. "How Does Social Trust Affect Economic Growth?," Southern Economic Journal, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 78(4), pages 1346-1368, April.
    6. Alali, Walid Y., 2010. "Impact of Institutions and Policy on Economic Growth: Empirical Evidence," MPRA Paper 115610, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    7. Marc Audi & Marc Poulin & Amjad Ali, 2024. "Determinants of Business Freedom in Developing Countries: The Role of Institutional Development and Policy Mix," International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, vol. 14(4), pages 188-199, July.
    8. Alali, Walid Y., 2010. "Impact of Natural Environment, Regional Integration, and Policies on FDI," MPRA Paper 115612, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    9. Steven B. Caudill & João Ricardo Faria & Franklin G. Mixon & Elliott H. Young, 2024. "Expropriation, money, and happiness: the impact of state theft in Russia," Empirical Economics, Springer, vol. 66(2), pages 483-501, February.
    10. Rafi Farooq & Amir Rahman & Khalid Ashraf Chisti, 2026. "Decoding the Role of Corruption in Economic Freedom and CO2 Emissions Nexus: A Disaggregated Analysis From BRICS and N‐11," International Journal of Finance & Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 31(2), pages 1917-1932, April.
    11. Danish Ahmed Siddiqui & Qazi Masood Ahmed, 2019. "Does Institutions Effect Growth in Pakistan? An Empirical investigation," Journal of Asian Development, Macrothink Institute, vol. 5(2), pages 1-24, April.
    12. Asim Iqbal & Aftab Anwar & Khalil Ahmad, 2023. "Institutional Development And Business Freedom: Insights From Developing Nations," Bulletin of Business and Economics (BBE), Research Foundation for Humanity (RFH), vol. 12(2), pages 457-465.
    13. Kartiki Verma & Sunil Kanwar, 2026. "Measuring the Implementation of Intellectual Property Rights in India," Working papers 359, Centre for Development Economics, Delhi School of Economics.
    14. Alali, Walid Y., 2010. "Role of Political Institutions on Economic Growth: Empirical Evidence," MPRA Paper 115611, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    15. Joshua K. Bedi & Shaomeng Jia, 2024. "Quid pro quota: a cross-country study on the impacts of immigration quotas on early-stage entrepreneurship," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 63(4), pages 1665-1694, December.
    16. Harold Creusen & Arjan Lejour, 2009. "The contribution of trade policy to the openness of the Dutch economy," CPB Document 194, CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis.
    17. Olalekan C. Okunlola & Olumide A. Ayetigbo, 2022. "Economic Freedom and Human Development in ECOWAS: Does Political-Institutional Strength Play a Role?," Journal of the Knowledge Economy, Springer;Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET), vol. 13(3), pages 1751-1785, September.

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