The Hayek-Friedman Hypothesis on the Press: Is there an Association between Economic Freedom and Press Freedom?

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Abstract

The Hayek-Friedman hypothesis states that economic freedom is causally associated with stable democracy. I test a particular element of the hypothesis focusing on press freedom, which is arguably a necessary component of any democratic polity. Combining the Freedom House index of press freedom and the Heritage Foundation Index of Economic Freedom yields a large annual panel dataset between 1993 and 2011. Estimates show that improvements in economic freedom are associated with subsequent improvements of press freedom. The overall association is mainly driven by changes in market openness.

Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of Institutional Economics
Volume14
Issue4
Pages (from-to)617-638
Number of pages22
ISSN1744-1374
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Aug 2018

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