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Book SynopsisThis collection of chapters comprises timely aspects of two rapidly growing bodies of academic research: entrepreneurship and economic freedom.
Expert editors add to an important field of research, the economics of entrepreneurship, and explore how institutions influence entrepreneurial behavior. This book provides comprehensive and contemporary insights into the interaction between economic behavior of firms and households, economic freedom, and entrepreneurship, and how it generates an environment with greater opportunities for growth and development for individuals, households, and private-sector firms.
This advanced and revolutionary book will prove to be a valuable tool for academics conducting research in entrepreneurship and/or economic freedom as well as for graduate students studying in these areas. The volume also provides insight into the measurement and value of economic freedom around the world, making it a useful resource for policymakers and practitioners.
Contributors: G.M. Alexander, N.J.Ashby, D.L. Bennett, J. Bologna, R. Boylan, S.B. Caudill, T. Cavusoglu, R.J. Cebula, J.R. Clark, S.O. Crofton, O. Dincer, R.K. Goel, D.M. Gropper, R.W. Hafer, Joshua C. Hall, V. Hartarska, J.C. Heckelman, R.G. Holcombe, J.V. Koch, R. Lawson, D.R. Lee, J.E. Long, F.G. Mixon, Jr., R. Murphy, M.A. Nelson, B. Nikolaev, J.E. Payne, R.M. Robinson, M.G. Simonton, D. Stansel, D. Tarabar, R. Vedder
Trade Review'This is an indispensable book for anyone seriously interested in learning about the many ways in which economic freedom incentivizes behavior to promote growth and development. The topics covered and analyses provided should prove equally useful to academics, business leaders, and policymakers. Most importantly, this is the right book to understand how such freedom can improve the lives of people in countries everywhere.' --James Barth, Auburn University and Milken Institute, US
'Cebula, Hall, Mixon and Payne provide an intellectual feast on the relationship between various measures of economic freedom, entrepreneurship, and economic prosperity and underlying theory. Their book is happily both a valuable read for citizens and scholars who want to know more about economic freedom research and an excellent teachers choice for senior and graduate seminars in economics, public policy, and politics.'
--Bruce Yandle, Clemson University and George Mason University, US
Table of ContentsContents: 1. Misperceptions about Capitalism, Government and Inequality Daniel L. Bennett and Richard J. Cebula 2. Measuring Institutions and Policies Across Countries Robert Lawson and Ryan Murphy 3. Economic Freedom Studies: A Survey Joshua C. Hall, Dean Stansel and Danko Tarabar 4. Sub-National Indices of Economic Freedom Dean Stansel and Jamie Bologna 5. Institutions and Entrepreneurship Randall G. Holcombe 6. The Entrepreneurial Ethic, Economic Behavior, and Motivation Richard M. Robinson 7. Freedom as a Public Good J.R. Clark and Dwight R. Lee 8. Economic Freedom Convergence Clubs Jac C. Heckelman 9. An Exploratory Study Regarding Whether Greater Labor Freedom Reduces New Home Prices Daniel L. Bennett, Richard J. Cebula and Robert Boylan 10. The Impact of Property Confiscation Experiences on Individual Patience in Transition Economies: An Exploratory Study Steven B. Caudill, Stephanie O. Crofton, James E. Long, Franklin G. Mixon, Jr. and Mary Greer Simonton 11. Economic Freedom, Economic Behavior and Settlement Patterns: Preliminary Evidence for 2010 for the Case of Undocumented Immigrants Richard J. Cebula 12. Why Do People Move from One Metropolitan Area to Another? James V. Koch 13. Preliminary Findings on the Impact of Labor Market Freedom on the Male Labor Force Participation Rate Gigi M. Alexander and Richard J. Cebula 14. Economic Freedom and Microfinance Efficiency in Eastern Europe and Central Asia Steven B. Caudill, Daniel M. Gropper, Valentina Hartarska and Franklin G. Mixon, Jr. 15. Economic Freedom and Subjective Well-Being Boris Nikolaev 16. Destructive and Productive Entrepreneurship: An Analysis of International Panel Data Nathan J. Ashby 17. On The Relationship Between Economic Freedom and Entrepreneurship R.W. Hafer 18. Entrepreneurship and Cross-National Economic Freedom Rajeev K. Goel, Michael A. Nelson and James E. Payne 19. Economic Freedom and Entrepreneurial Activity in American States Tarkan Cavusoglu and Oguzhan Dincer 20. Freedom, Growth and Entrepreneurship: Several Sources of US Evidence Richard Vedder 21. The US Entrepreneurship-Unemployment Nexus James E. Payne Index
