The case for free markets

The Colonial Origins of Comparative Development: An Empirical Investigation

Thomas Philippon

Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2021, vol. 37, issue 4, 707-719

Abstract: I argue that our failure to nurture free markets is partly responsible for the negative attitudes of many citizens towards capitalism. In doing so, I also revisit the broader argument that the old Washington consensus is dead.

Keywords: capitalism; competition; regulation; antitrust; free markets (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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