TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Economic freedom, pandemics, and robust political economy
JO  - Southern economic journal
A1  - Candela, Rosolino A.
A1  - Geloso, Vincent
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - What is the relationship, if any, between economic freedom and pandemics? This paper addresses this question from a robust political economy approach. As is the case with recovery from natural disasters or warfare, a society that is relatively free economically offers economic actors greater flexibility to adapt to pandemics. We argue that societies that are more economically free will be more robust to the impact from pandemics, illustrated by shorter time for economic recovery. We illustrate this relationship by testing how initial levels of economic freedom (at the start of the major influenza pandemics of the 20th century) temper contractions and accelerate recoveries for 20 OECD countries.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0038-4038
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/soej.12489
ID  - ref1
ER  -