Who benefits from economic freedom?: Unraveling the effect of economic freedom on subjective well-being

Who benefits from economic freedom? Results from a panel of 86 countries over the 1990-2005 period suggest that overall economic freedom has a significant positive effect on subjective well-being. Its dimensions legal security and property rights, sound money, and regulation are in particular strong...

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1. Verfasser: Gehring, Kai (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 19 June 2013
In: World development
Year: 2013, Jahrgang: 50, Pages: 74-90
ISSN:1873-5991
DOI:10.1016/j.worlddev.2013.05.003
Online-Zugang:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2013.05.003
Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305750X13001150
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Verfasserangaben:Kai Gehring
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Zusammenfassung:Who benefits from economic freedom? Results from a panel of 86 countries over the 1990-2005 period suggest that overall economic freedom has a significant positive effect on subjective well-being. Its dimensions legal security and property rights, sound money, and regulation are in particular strong predictors of higher well-being. The overall positive effect is not affected by socio-demographics; the effects of individual dimensions vary, however. Developing countries profit more from higher economic freedom, in particular from reducing the regulatory burden. Culture moderates the effect: societies that are more tolerant and have a positive attitude toward the market economy profit the most.
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ISSN:1873-5991
DOI:10.1016/j.worlddev.2013.05.003