Economic freedom, culture, and growth

Public Choice

Volumn 148, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 313-335

  Williamson, Claudia R ^a   Mathers, Rachel L ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture; Economic freedom; Economic growth; Informal institutions

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052347417     PISSN: 00485829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11127-010-9656-z     Document Type: Article

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