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Freedom as the key to prosperity: Lessons from the world's growth miracles and economic disasters

Hlavac, Marek - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010

lessons we learn from these comparisons paint a clear picture: A country’s economy performs best when its policies lead to …

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Economic Development in Pre-Independence Botswana, 1820-1966: Historical Trends, Contributing and Countervailing Factors

Hlavac, Marek - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010

This paper examines the trajectory of economic development in Botswana between the years 1820 and 1966, when it achieved independence. First, I review the historical trends in the country’s economic and social development indicators. I then proceed to analyze what factors have encouraged or...

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Fundamental Tax Reform: The Growth and Utility Effects of a Revenue-Neutral Flat Tax

Hlavac, Marek - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008

historical data about the U.S. economy and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) tax return statistics for the 2005 tax year. In the … this effect depends on the U.S. economy’s intertemporal elasticity of substitution in labor supply (IES). For values of IES …

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