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| Volume 1, No. 3,
December 2002
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| On
the Measurement of Comparative Economic Freedom across Nations |
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| Jac C. Heckelman |
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Department of
Economics, Wake Forest University, U.S.A. |
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| Abstract |
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measurement of economic freedom is discussed. One particular set
of freedom indi-ces developed by Heritage Foundation is detailed,
including how the indices are constructed and potential problems
in the methodological design. Comparisons are made for the different
levels of freedom individual nations and regions achieve. |
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Key words:
economic freedom; methodology |
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classification:
H10; P50 |
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