Tasting freedom: Happiness, religion and economic transition

Freedom of and from religion.

Introduction T Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (Part I of the Constitution Act, 1982)1 guarantees the rights and freedoms set out in it subject only to reasonable limits prescribed by law as can be demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society. The Charter details four fundamental freedoms: freedom of conscience and religion; freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression,...

Recession , Religion , and Happiness , 2006 – 2010

The General Social Survey panel of 2006-2010 tracked Americans’ reactions to the election of Barack Obama and the Great Recession (officially lasting from December 2007 to March 2009) as well as to events in their personal lives. Americans were less happy in 2010 than in 2006; the percent “very happy” decreased by four percentage points and the percent “not too happy” increased almost as much. ...

Economic Freedom, Economic Growth And Governments Tax Revenue In (MENA)

Religion and Economic Development

S. N. Durlauf and L. E. Blume, The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, forthcoming, Palgrave Macmillan, reproduced with permission of Palgrave Macmillan. This article is taken from the author's original manuscript and has not been reviewed or edited. The definitive published version of this extract may be found in the complete New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics in print and online, forthcom...

Economic Freedom and Economic Volatility

Theory suggests that economic freedom—measured by the Economic Freedom of the World Index (EFW) -may increase or decrease economic volatility. Similar to previous literature, we empirically test the relationship between economic freedom and economic volatility, but we differ from the literature in how we account for (1) changes in EFW, and (2) the nonlinear relationship between freedom and vola...