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An Ordinal Ranking of Economic Institutions

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  • Scott Beaulier

    (Arizona State University, W.P. Carey School of Business)

  • Robert Elder

    (Beloit College, Department of Economics)

  • Cheryl Han

    (Beloit College, Department of Economics)

  • Joshua C. Hall

    (West Virginia University, College of Business and Economics)

Abstract

We provide the first ranking of countries’ economic institutions using an ordinal methodology. Using the five areas of the Fraser Institute’s Economic Freedom of the World (EFW) Index, we find that final rankings of a country’s institutions are sensitive to the importance-ordering of Area 1 (Size of Government). When Areas 2-5 are in the most important position, we find that there is no significant difference between the EFW rankings and our rankings. When Area 1 is placed in the most important position, however, a number of European countries with large welfare states but good governance do poorly.

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  • Scott Beaulier & Robert Elder & Cheryl Han & Joshua C. Hall, 2015. "An Ordinal Ranking of Economic Institutions," Working Papers 15-12, Department of Economics, West Virginia University.
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    Keywords

    economic freedom; ordinal; net dominance metric;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q14 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Agricultural Finance
    • Q15 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Land Ownership and Tenure; Land Reform; Land Use; Irrigation; Agriculture and Environment
    • Q18 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Agricultural Policy; Food Policy; Animal Welfare Policy
    • Q42 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Energy - - - Alternative Energy Sources
    • Q43 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Energy - - - Energy and the Macroeconomy

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