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Journal Articles

2014

1. ECONOMIC FREEDOM OF THE WORLD: AN ACCOUNTING OF THE LITERATURE
   Contemporary Economic Policy, 2014, 32, (1), 1-19 View citations (240)

2013

2. Alchian and Allen Revisited: Law Enforcement and the Price of Weed
   Atlantic Economic Journal, 2013, 41, (4), 363-370 View citations (1)

2012

3. Bo Rothstein: The quality of government: corruption, social trust, and inequality in international perspective
   Public Choice, 2012, 150, (3), 793-795
4. Travel visas
   Public Choice, 2012, 153, (1), 17-36 View citations (2)

2011

5. Economic Freedom and Happiness
   Cato Journal, 2011, 31, (2), 237-255 View citations (32)
6. Estimating the size of the trade sector in the Economic Freedom of the World index
   Economics Bulletin, 2011, 31, (1), 466-472 View citations (3)
7. The European Union and Economic Freedom
   Global Economy Journal, 2011, 11, (3), 16 View citations (7)

2010

8. Economic Freedom and Beauty Pageant Success in the World
   Journal des Economistes et des Etudes Humaines, 2010, 16, (1), 17 View citations (18)
9. Economic freedom and sovereign credit ratings and default risk
   Journal of Financial Economic Policy, 2010, 2, (2), 149-162 View citations (12)
10. Examining the Hayek-Friedman hypothesis on economic and political freedom
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2010, 74, (3), 230-239 View citations (44)
11. Human Rights and Economic Liberalization
    Business and Politics, 2010, 12, (2), 1-20 View citations (11)
12. Objectivism versus subjectivism: A market test
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2010, 76, (2), 445-448

2009

13. The Trade Game
    Journal of Private Enterprise, 2009, 24, (Spring 2009), 175-180

2008

14. From Abba to Zeppelin, Led: Using Music to Teach Economics
    The Journal of Economic Education, 2008, 39, (1), 107-107 View citations (34)
15. Teaching Private Enterprise Through Tunes: An Abecedarium of Music for Economists
    Journal of Private Enterprise, 2008, 23, (Spring 2008), 157-166 View citations (12)
16. The Impact of Economic Growth, Tax Policy and Economic Freedom on Income Inequality
    Journal of Private Enterprise, 2008, 24, (Fall 2008), 23-31 View citations (36)
17. Theory and evidence on economic freedom and economic growth: A comment
    Economics Bulletin, 2008, 15, (18), 1-6 View citations (2)
18. Vend It Like Beckham: David Beckham's Effect on MLS Ticket Sales
    International Journal of Sport Finance, 2008, 3, (4), 189-195

2007

19. Handling Economic Freedom in Growth Regressions: Suggestions for Clarification
    Econ Journal Watch, 2007, 4, (1), 71-78 View citations (8)
20. Why I, Too, Am Not a Conservative: The Normative Vision of Classical Liberalism
    Public Choice, 2007, 131, (1), 249-251

2006

21. On Testing the Connection Between Economic Freedom and Growth
    Econ Journal Watch, 2006, 3, (3), 398-406 View citations (20)
22. Teaching Economic Principles With Comic Strips
    Journal of Private Enterprise, 2006, 22, (Fall 2006), 168-176 View citations (8)
23. Testing the Alchian-Allen Theorem: A Study of Consumer Behavior in the Gasoline Market
    Economics Bulletin, 2006, 4, (35), 1-6 View citations (10)

2004

24. Economic Freedom, Institutional Quality,and Cross-Country Differences in Income and Growth
    Cato Journal, 2004, 24, (3), 205-233 View citations (102)
25. Labor Market Flexibility: An Index Approach to Cross-Country Comparisons
    Journal of Labor Research, 2004, 25, (1), 117-126 View citations (16)

2003

26. The concept and measurement of economic freedom
    European Journal of Political Economy, 2003, 19, (3), 405-430 View citations (163)
27. What have we learned from the measurement of economic freedom?
    Proceedings, 2003, (Oct), 217-238 View citations (5)

1999

28. Economic Freedom and the Environment for Economic Growth
    Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics (JITE), 1999, 155, (4), 643- View citations (192)

1998

29. The Scope of Government and the Wealth of Nations
    Cato Journal, 1998, 18, (2), 163-190 View citations (45)

1995

30. The Thrill of Victory, the Agony of Defeat
    Public Choice, 1995, 83, (3-4), 305-12 View citations (1)