A large literature has found positive associations between economic freedom and income,
growth, and a variety of other desirable outcomes. This paper surveys the literature that …

Economic arguments against immigration suggest that immigrants undermine the culture,
institutions, and productivity of destination countries. But is that true? Nowrasteh and Powell …

Ballot box voting is often considered the essence of political freedom. But, it has two major
shortcomings: individual voters have little chance of making a difference, and they also face …

Migration barriers tend to reduce global production by impeding efficient spatial reallocation
of labor. Recent research argues for a countervailing effect of barriers, tending to raise …

How does an increase in cultural diversity affect state–society interactions? Do institutional
differences between heterogeneous and homogeneous communities influence economic …

The cross-country relationship between economic freedom and inequality is explored using
matching methods. This approach addresses selection bias and endogeneity generally …

The relationship between immigration and terrorism is an important public policy concern.
Using bilateral migration data for 170 countries from 1990 to 2015, we estimate the …

This chapter investigates the relationship between immigration and economic freedom and
asks the following question: do immigrants value economic freedom? To answer this …

Most studies examining the impact of migrants on crime rates in hosting populations are in
the context of economic migrants in developed countries. However, we know much less …

Although more rapid development is a primary motivation behind city–county consolidations,
few empirical studies explore the impact of consolidation on economic development. No …