| dc.contributor.author | Lundström, Susanna | swe |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2006-12-13 | swe |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2007-02-09T11:15:56Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2007-02-09T11:15:56Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2003 | swe |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1403-2465 | swe |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2077/2819 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this paper is to discuss the effects of specific economic freedom categories on both
economic growth and the environment, and present some important considerations for cross-country
regressions. First, there is a survey of arguments for positive as well as negative effects of economic
liberalization. Measurement problems are then considered followed by a number of model specification
issues. Sensitivity tests and potential econometric problems are also discussed. The main conclusion is
that decomposition is important since different economic freedoms can be expected to have different
effects on growth and the environment, and are dependent on different interacting factors. The theoretical
insights have a crucial role when it comes to selecting what empirical issues to take into account since
there is a limit to the number of issues possible to consider. Due to the complexity of the links, a lot of
effort should also be devoted to sensitivity tests. | swe |
| dc.format.extent | 35 pages | swe |
| dc.format.extent | 256362 bytes | |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
| dc.language.iso | en | swe |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Working Papers in Economics, nr 115 | swe |
| dc.subject | Cross-country regressions; Economic freedom; Economic growth; Environmental quality;
Institutions | swe |
| dc.title | Effects of Economic Freedom
on Growth and the Environment - Implications for Cross-Country Analysis | swe |
| dc.type.svep | Report | swe |
| dc.contributor.department | Department of Economics | swe |
| dc.gup.origin | Göteborg University. School of Business, Economics and Law | swe |
| dc.gup.epcid | 3052 | swe |
| dc.subject.svep | Economics | swe |
