This paper surveys recent evidence suggesting that market‐oriented institutions and policies
are strongly related to economic growth, focusing on studies using the economic freedom …

We introduce the revised version of the KOF Globalisation Index, a composite index
measuring globalization for every country in the world along the economic, social and …

The literature on the relationship between the size of government and economic growth is
full of seemingly contradictory findings. This conflict is largely explained by variations in …

This book represents a considerable revision and expansion of Public Choice II (1989). As
in the previous additions, all of the major topics of public choice are covered. These include …

Curiously, economists, whose discipline has much to do with human well-being, have shied
away from factoring the study of happiness into their work. Happiness, they might say, is …

The goal of the Center is to demonstrate the power of private institutions, both for-profit and
non-profit, to create a good society and to foster the understanding that free choice of a fully …

Renewable energy is a variable influencing CO 2 emission. Previous studies investigated its
effects on CO 2 emission in the European Union (EU) countries using classical …

This paper explores the interplay between economic freedom, foreign direct investment
(FDI) and economic growth using panel data analysis for a sample of 18 Latin American …

Abstract China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is one of the most ambitious infrastructure
investment efforts in history, representing great potential for stimulating regional economic …

This paper assesses the relationship between corruption and inward foreign direct
investment (FDI). Previous research has presumed that corruption directly enters the cost …