In the digital age dominated by social media, neither non-profits nor traditional for profit firms can rely on traditional promotional activities. Rather, promotion and word-of-mouth are generated through an organic and polycentric process of commons-based peer production over social media. This...

The correlations between economic freedom and human capabilities (e.g., income, health, education, happiness) are robust and well-documented. Using panel data for US charitable donations from itemized tax returns and the Economic Freedom of North America (EFNA) Index, we examine the state-level...