Do crises promote the extent of economic liberalization?: An empirical test

European Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 565-581

  Pitlik, Hans ^a   Wirth, Steffen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Crisis hypothesis; Economic freedom; Reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042154236     PISSN: 01762680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0176-2680(03)00014-4     Document Type: Article

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