Economic Behavior, Economic Freedom, and Entrepreneurship

Edited by Richard J. Cebula, Billy J. Walker/Wells Fargo Endowed Chair of Finance, Jacksonville University, Joshua C. Hall, Associate Professor of Economics, West Virginia University, Franklin G. Mixon Jr., Professor of Economics and Director, Center for Economic Education, Columbus State University and James E. Payne, Richard W. Poole Professor, Oklahoma State University, US

'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

• Contents:1. Misperceptions about Capitalism, Government and Inequality Daniel L. Bennett and Richard J. Cebula2. Measuring Institutions and Policies Across CountriesRobert Lawson and Ryan Murphy3. Economic Freedom Studies: A SurveyJoshua C. Hall, Dean Stansel and Danko Tarabar4. Sub-National Indices of Economic Freedom Dean Stansel and Jamie Bologna5. Institutions and EntrepreneurshipRandall G. Holcombe6. The Entrepreneurial Ethic, Economic Behavior, and MotivationRichard M. Robinson7. Freedom as a Public Good J.R. Clark and Dwight R. Lee8. Economic Freedom Convergence Clubs Jac C. Heckelman9. An Exploratory Study Regarding Whether Greater Labor Freedom Reduces New Home PricesDaniel L. Bennett, Richard J. Cebula and Robert Boylan10. The Impact of Property Confiscation Experiences on Individual Patience in Transition Economies: An Exploratory StudySteven B. Caudill, Stephanie O. Crofton, James E. Long, Franklin G. Mixon, Jr. and Mary Greer Simonton11. Economic Freedom, Economic Behavior and Settlement Patterns: Preliminary Evidence for 2010 for the Case of Undocumented ImmigrantsRichard J. Cebula12. Why Do People Move from One Metropolitan Area to Another? James V. Koch13. Preliminary Findings on the Impact of Labor Market Freedom on the Male Labor Force Participation Rate Gigi M. Alexander and Richard J. Cebula14. Economic Freedom and Microfinance Efficiency in Eastern Europe and Central AsiaSteven B. Caudill, Daniel M. Gropper, Valentina Hartarska and Franklin G. Mixon, Jr.15. Economic Freedom and Subjective Well-BeingBoris Nikolaev16. Destructive and Productive Entrepreneurship: An Analysis of International Panel DataNathan J. Ashby17. On The Relationship Between Economic Freedom and Entrepreneurship R.W. Hafer18. Entrepreneurship and Cross-National Economic FreedomRajeev K. Goel, Michael A. Nelson and James E. Payne19. Economic Freedom and Entrepreneurial Activity in American StatesTarkan Cavusoglu and Oguzhan Dincer20. Freedom, Growth and Entrepreneurship: Several Sources of US Evidence Richard Vedder21. The US Entrepreneurship-Unemployment NexusJames E. PayneIndex