Economic Freedom of the World: 2006 Annual Report - Softcover

James D. Gwartney And Robert Lawson With William Easterly

9780889752368: Economic Freedom of the World: 2006 Annual Report

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0889752362 ISBN 13: 9780889752368

Publisher: UNKNO, 2006

Economic Freedom of the World is the most comprehensive index of economic freedom available. It uses reproducible measures appropriate for peer-reviewed research. Approximately 200 scholarly articles have employed the data developed in this index. The key ingredients of economic freedom are personal choice, voluntary exchange, freedom to compete, and the protection of person and property. Economic freedom liberates individuals and families from government dependence and gives them control over their own future. Empirical research shows that economic freedom increases prosperity and also leads to democracy and other freedoms.

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About the Author:

James D. Gwartney is Professor of Economics and holds the Gus A. Stavros Eminent Scholar Chair at Florida State University, where he directs the Gus A. Stavros Center for the Advancement of Free Enterprise and Economic Education. He served as Chief Economist of the Joint Economic Committee of the US Congress during 1999/2000. Robert A. Lawson is Professor of Economics and holds the George H. Moor Chair in the School of Management at Capital University in Columbus, Ohio. He earned his B.S. in economics from the Honors Tutorial College at Ohio University and his M.S. and Ph.D. in economics from Florida State University.

Review:

"It's an article of faith for most economists that freedom of trade pays off in economic growth. Their faith is supported by hard numbers in the Economic Freedom of the World report." —Business Week

"The world's political leaders and others concerned with economic growth would do well to give their custom to [this] report." —The Economist

"The closest thing we have to [an explanation of efficient markets] is the Economic Freedom of the World Annual Report." —Douglass North, Nobel laureate and author, Understanding the Process of Economic Change

"I look forward to each annual report." —Gary Becker, economist and Nobel laureate

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