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 …

This paper investigates the relationship between energy intensity, economic freedom, and
carbon emissions. The problem of environmental degradation, economic freedom, and …

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

In this paper, I explore the politically contested association between the degree of
capitalism, captured by measures of economic freedom, and the risk and characteristics of …

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

We examine violent conflict's spillover effects on food insecurity in Uganda, Ethiopia, and
Malawi. Using a contiguity matrix weighted on the distance between housing units and data …

The relaxation of emigration restrictions in the Soviet Union and the State's subsequent
collapse led to a large exogenous shock to Israel's immigrant flows because Israel allows …

Does trade openness systematically imply bigger governments, as proposed by Rodrik
(Journal of Political Economy, 106, 997 and 1998)? This paper presents a novel and more …

Background Violent conflicts threaten food security and household welfare in sub-Saharan
Africa. While a more robust understanding of the causal relationship between food security …

Thanks to a growing body of research in the field of political economy, we have gained a
better understanding of why governments often deviate from economic freedom and how …