The effect of economic freedom on growth revisited: New evidence on causality from a panel of countries 1970-1999

European Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 642-660

  Justesen, Mogens K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Causality; Economic freedom; Economic growth; Institutions; Panel data

Indexed keywords

EID: 49449093909     PISSN: 01762680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2008.06.003     Document Type: Article

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