Economic Freedom

James Gwartney, Robert Lawson, Joshua Hall, and Ryan Murphy, Economic Freedom of the World: 2022 Annual Report. Vancouver: Fraser Institute, 2022.

Sarah Ihlenfeld, Joshua Hall, and Yang Zhou, “Economic Freedom, Capital, and Growth: Evidence from the States,” American Business Review 25(1) 2022: 25-35. [.bib]

Bryan McCannon and Joshua Hall, “Stay-at-Home Orders Were Issued Earlier in Economically Unfree States,” Southern Economic Journal 87(4) 2021: 1138-1151. [.bib]

James Gwartney, Robert Lawson, Joshua Hall, and Ryan Murphy, Economic Freedom of the World: 2021 Annual Report. Vancouver: Fraser Institute, 2021.

Joshua Hall, Jamie Bologna Pavlik, and Amanda Ross, “Laissez Faire Economic Policy in a World Where Gender Income Gaps Exist: Helping or Hurting?” Journal of Economics, Race, and Policy 3(2) 2020: 144-158. [.bib]

Peter Calcagno and Joshua Hall, “Formal and Informal Constraints on State Government and Economic Freedom,” Economics Bulletin 40(1) 2020: 801-806. [.bib]

Sean Balliew, Timothy Mathews, and Joshua Hall, “Measuring Economic Freedom: An Alternative Functional Specification and Subsequent Ranking,” Applied Economics 52(14) 2020: 1582-1591. [.bib]

James Gwartney, Robert Lawson, Joshua Hall, and Ryan Murphy, Economic Freedom of the World: 2019 Annual Report. Vancouver: Fraser Institute, 2019.

Joshua Hall, Donald Lacombe, and Timothy Shaughnessy, “Economic Freedom and Income Levels across U.S. States: A Spatial Panel Data Analysis,” Contemporary Economic Policy 37(1) 2019: 40-49. [.bib]

Yang Zhou and Joshua Hall, “The Impact of Marketization on Entrepreneurship in China: The Institutions Matter,” American Journal of Entrepreneurship 12(1) 2019: 31-55. [.bib]

James Gwartney, Robert Lawson, Joshua Hall, and Ryan Murphy, Economic Freedom of the World: 2018 Annual Report. Vancouver: Fraser Institute, 2018.

Joshua Hall, Brad Humphreys, and Jane Ruseski, “Economic Freedom and Exercise: Evidence from State Outcomes,” Southern Economic Journal 84(4) 2018: 1050-1066. [.bib]

Fan Zhang, Joshua Hall, and Feng Yao, “Does Economic Freedom Affect the Production Frontier? A Semiparametric Approach with Panel Data,” Economic Inquiry 56(2) 2018: 1380-1395. [.bib]

Joshua Hall, Brad Humphreys, and Jane Ruseski, “Economic Freedom, Race, and Health Disparities: Evidence from the 50 States,” Public Finance Review 46(2) 2018: 276-300. [.bib]

Joshua Hall and Yang Zhou, “The Sinuous Dragon: Economic Freedom and Economic Growth in China,” Academy of Economics and Finance Journal 8(1) 2017: 19-24. [.bib]

Jennifer Mangano and Joshua Hall, “Exitability and Economic Freedom: Evidence from the US,” International Advances in Economic Research 23(4) 2017: 427-428. [.bib]

Joshua Hall, Robert Lawson and Saurav Roychoudhury, “Creating the Environment for Entrepreneurship through Economic Freedom,” in Public Policy, Productive and Unproductive Entrepreneurship: The Impact of Public Policy on Entrepreneurial Outcomes by Greg Randolph, Michael Tasto and Rob Salvino, editors. Northampton: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2017: 6-25. [.bib]

James Gwartney, Robert Lawson, and Joshua Hall, Economic Freedom of the World: 2017 Annual Report. Vancouver: Fraser Institute, 2017.

Joshua Hall, Donald Lacombe, and Shree Pokharel, “Freedom and Entrepreneurship: A Spatial Econometric Approach,” Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy 5(3) 2016: 404-411. [.bib]

Joshua Hall, “Institutional Convergence: Exit or Voice?” Journal of Economics and Finance 40(4) 2016: 829-840. [.bib]

James Gwartney, Robert Lawson, and Joshua Hall, Economic Freedom of the World: 2016 Annual Report. Vancouver: Fraser Institute, 2016.

Danko Tarabar and Joshua Hall, “Explaining the Worldwide Decline in the Length of Mandatory Military Service: 1970-2010,” Public Choice 168(1-2) 2016: 55-74. [.bib]

Scott Beaulier, Bob Elder, Cheryl Han, and Joshua C. Hall, “An Ordinal Ranking of Economic Institutions,” Applied Economics 48(26) 2016: 2482-2490. [.bib]

Richard Cebula, Maggie Foley, and Joshua Hall, “Freedom and Gross In-Migration: An Empirical Study of the Post-Great Recession Experience,” Journal of Economics and Finance 40(2) 2016: 402-420. [.bib]

Joshua Hall, Kaitlyn Harger, and Dean Stansel, “Economic Freedom and Recidivism: Evidence from US States,” International Advances in Economic Research vol. 21(2) 2015: 155-165. [.bib]

Richard Cebula, Joshua Hall, Franklin Mixon, and James Payne, (eds.), Economic Behavior, Economic Freedom, and Entrepreneurship, Edward Elgar, 2015.

Joshua Hall, Dean Stansel, and Danko Tarabar, “Economic Freedom Studies: A Survey,” in Economic Behavior, Economic Freedom, and Entrepreneurship by Richard Cebula, Joshua Hall, Franklin Mixon, and James Payne, editors. Northampton, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2015: 38-50. [.bib]

James Gwartney, Robert Lawson, and Joshua Hall, Economic Freedom of the World: 2015 Annual Report. Vancouver: Fraser Institute, 2015.

Joshua Hall and Robert Lawson, “Economic Freedom of the World: An Accounting of the Literature,” Contemporary Economic Policy 32(1) 2014: 1-19. [.bib]

Joshua Hall, (ed.), Economic Freedom and Economic Education, Ideas and Influence of James Gwartney. Volume VI in The Annual Proceedings of the Wealth and Well-Being of Nations. Beloit: Beloit College Press, 2014.

Joshua Hall, “Introduction,” in Economic Freedom and Economic Education, Ideas and Influence of James Gwartney. Volume VI in The Annual Proceedings of the Wealth and Well-Being of Nations. Beloit: Beloit College Press, October 2014: 9-16. [.bib]

Jamie Bologna and Joshua Hall, “Economic Freedom Research: Some Comments and Suggestions,” in Economic Freedom and Economic Education, Ideas and Influence of James Gwartney. Volume VI in The Annual Proceedings of the Wealth and Well-Being of Nations. Beloit: Beloit College Press, October 2014: 123-135. [.bib]

James Gwartney, Robert Lawson, and Joshua Hall, Economic Freedom of the World: 2014 Annual Report. Vancouver: Fraser Institute, 2014.

Joshua Hall, Boris Nikolaev, John Pulito and Ben VanMetre, “The Effect of Personal and Economic Freedom on Entrepreneurial Activity: Evidence from a New State Level Freedom Index,” American Journal of Entrepreneurship 6(1) 2013: 85-99. [.bib]

Joshua Hall, “Economic Freedom and Regional Economics: An Introduction to a Special Issue,” Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy 43(1) 2013: 1-2. [.bib]

James Gwartney, Robert Lawson, and Joshua Hall, Economic Freedom of the World: 2013 Annual Report. Vancouver: Fraser Institute, 2013.

Joshua Hall and David Yu, “Ranking the Economic Freedom of North America Using Dominetrics,” Economics Bulletin 32(3) 2012: 1949-1961. [.bib]

Matthew Nattinger and Joshua Hall, “Legal Origins and State Economic Freedom," Journal of Economics and Economic Education Research 13(1) 2012: 25-32. [.bib]

Joshua Hall and Robert Lawson, “Comments on An Index of Freedom in the World,” in Towards a Worldwide Index of Human Freedom, Fred McMahon, editor. Vancouver, Fraser Institute, 2012: 107-109. [.bib]

James Gwartney, Robert Lawson, and Joshua Hall, Economic Freedom of the World: 2012 Annual Report. Vancouver: Fraser Institute, 2012.

Joshua Hall, Robert Lawson, and Rachael Wogsland, “The European Union and Economic Freedom,” Global Economy Journal 11(3) 2011: 1-14. [.bib]

Joshua Hall, Robert Lawson and Chuck Skipton, “Estimating the Size of the Trade Sector in the Economic Freedom of the World Index,” Economics Bulletin 31(1) 2011: 466-472. [.bib]

James Gwartney, Robert Lawson, and Joshua Hall, Economic Freedom of the World: 2011 Annual Report. Vancouver: Fraser Institute, 2011.

Joshua Hall and Robert Lawson, (eds.) Economic Freedom: Causes and Consequences. Hauppage: Nova Science Publishers, 2011.

Joshua Hall, James Gwartney, and Robert Lawson, “Introduction: What Is Economic Freedom?” in Economic Freedom: Causes and Consequences, Joshua Hall and Robert Lawson, editors. Hauppage, NY: Nova Science, 2011: xi-xviii. [.bib]

Joshua Hall, Russell Sobel and George Crowley, “Institutions, Capital, and Growth,” Southern Economic Journal 77(2) 2010: 385-405. [.bib]

Art Carden and Joshua Hall, “Why Are Some Places Rich While Others Are Poor? The Institutional Necessity of Economic Freedom,” Economic Affairs 30(1) 2010: 48-54. [.bib]

James Gwartney, Robert Lawson, and Joshua Hall, Economic Freedom of the World: 2010 Annual Report. Vancouver: Fraser Institute, 2010.

Benjamin VanMetre and Joshua Hall, “Property Rights and the Return to Capital,” in The Annual Proceedings of the Wealth and Well-Being of Nations, Volume 2: Property Rights and Economic Prosperity, Emily Chamlee-Wright, editor. Beloit, WI: Beloit College Press, 2010: 81-94. [.bib]

Cara Burgess, Scott Beaulier, and Joshua Hall, “Economic Freedom and Conflict: An Empirical Note,” Journal of Economics and Economic Education Research 10(3) 2009: 75-83. [.bib]

Joshua Hall and Robert Lawson, “Economic Freedom and Peace,” Atlantic Economic Journal 37(4) 2009: 445-446. [.bib]

Joshua Hall and Robert Lawson, “Theory and Evidence on Economic Freedom and Economic Growth: A Comment,” Economics Bulletin 15(18) 2008: 1-6. [.bib]

Joshua Hall, Robert Lawson, and William Luther, “Economic Freedom is Negative Liberty: A Comment on Legum (2007) and Stanford (2007),” Real-world Economics Review 47(3) 2008: 261-262. [.bib]

Joshua Hall and Russell Sobel, “Institutions, Entrepreneurship, and Regional Differences in Economic Growth,” Southern Journal of Entrepreneurship 1(1) 2008: 69-96. [.bib]

Joshua Hall and Russell Sobel, “Freedom, Entrepreneurship, and Growth,” in Lessons from the Poor: Triumph of the Entrepreneurial Spirit, Alvaro Llosa, editor. Oakland, CA: Independent Institute, 2008: 247-268. [.bib]