Faculty associated with the Gus A. Stavros Center have published research on various economic concerns. The papers and articles below are a sample of the research interests of the Stavros Center.
Economic Freedom Research
Website of the Economic Freedom Network
Doing Business 2008.
James Gwartney, Florida State University
Robert Lawson, Capital University
Excel file with EFW business variables.
The Impact of Tax Policy on Economic Growth, Income Distribution, and Allocation of Taxes
James Gwartney, Florida State University
Robert Lawson, Capital University
Social Philosophy & Policy Foundation (2006)
Economic Freedom of the World, 2002
J.R. Clark, University of Tennessee-Chattanooga
James Gwartney, Florida State University
Robert Lawson, Capital University
The Independent Review, Vol. IX No. 4 (Spring 2005)
Institutions and the Impact of Investment on Growth
James Gwartney, Florida State University
Randall Holcombe, Florida State University
Robert Lawson, Capital University
KYKLOS, Vol. 59 No. 2 (2006)
Institutions and the Impact of Investment on Growth
James Gwartney, Florida State University
Randall Holcombe, Florida State University
Robert Lawson, Capital University
Cato Journal, Vol. 24 No. 3 (Fall 2004)
The Concept and Measurement of Economic Freedom
James Gwartney, Florida State University
Robert Lawson, Capital University
European Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 19 (2003)
The Scope of Government and the Wealth of Nations
James Gwartney, Florida State University
Randall Holcombe, Florida State University
Robert Lawson, Capital University
Cato Journal, Vol. 18 No. 2 (Fall 1998)