Archive for James D. Gwartney
James Gwartney holds the Gus A. Stavros Eminent Scholar Chair at Florida State University.
The Decline in Economic Freedom
In the early 1980s both the United States and the United Kingdom reduced marginal tax rates, brought inflation under control, and relaxed both regulations and trade barriers. Many other countries soon followed, and the result was a quarter-century of expansion in both economic freedom and the growth of income. These movements can be observed in [...]
24Nov2010 | , , and James D. Gwartney | 4 comments | ContinuedEconomic Freedom: Its Measurement and Importance
Dr. Gwartney is professor of economics at Florida State University. More information about the index can be found in Economic Freedom of the World: 1975-1995 (Washington, D.C.: Cato Institute, 1996). Since the time of Adam Smith, economists have generally argued that individuals will be more productive when they are economically free. Thus one would expect [...]
1Feb1997 | James D. Gwartney | 0 comments | ContinuedCommunal vs. Private Property Rights
James D. Gwartney and Richard L. Stroup are Professors of Economics at Florida State University and Montana State University and Associates of the Political Economy Research Center in Bozeman, Montana. This article was adapted from their economic principles text, Economics: Private and Public Choice (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 4th ed., 1987). What is common to many [...]
1Feb1988 | and James D. Gwartney | 3 comments | ContinuedA Christian Speaks Up for Capitalism
James D. Gwartney is Professor of Economics at Florida State University and an Associate of the Political Economy Research Center. Christianity and capitalism as allies rather than enemies. Many Christian leaders—evangelical, mainline Protestant, and Roman Catholic—appear to have a feeling that capitalism is unfair and needs more government intervention to keep it humane. While many [...]
1Aug1986 | James D. Gwartney | 1 comment | Continued-
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