Selected Recent Publications
Books
- Gwartney, J., R. Lawson, and R. Murphy. Economic Freedom of the World: 2023 Annual Report. Vancouver: The Fraser Institute.
- Lawson, R. and B. Powell. 2019. Socialism Sucks: Two Economists Drink Their Way Through the Unfree World. Washington: Regnery Publishing.
Recent Articles
- Lawson, R. and Matt Ryan. 2024. “An Investigation into Simple Wagering Strategies in Major League Baseball Moneyline Markets.” Applied Economics.
- Niederjohn, Scott and Robert Lawson. 2024. “Teaching Economics with the ‘Mystery Nations’ Pedagogy: An Educational Note.” Journal of Private Enterprise.
- Lawson, R., Vincent Miozzi, and Meg Tuszynski. 2024. “Economic Freedom and Growth, Income, Investment, and Inequality: A Quantitative Summary of the Literature.” Southern Economic Journal 90(4): 1099-1135.Cardazzi, A. and R. Lawson. 2023. “Economic Freedom and One-Way Truck Rental Prices: An Empirical Note.” American Journal of Economics and Sociology.
- Lawson, R. 2022. “Economic Freedom in the Literature: What is it Good (Bad) For?” in Economic Freedom of the World: 2022 Annual Report. Vancouver: Fraser Institute.
- Dean, J. and R. Lawson. 2021. “Who Gains from Economic Freedom? A Panel Analysis of Decile Income Levels.” Economics and Business Letters 10(2): 102-06.
- Lawson, K. and R. Lawson. 2020. “Economic Liberalizations Around the World Since 1970: Shock Therapy Versus Gradualism.” Cato Journal 40(3): 665-83.
- Lawson, R., R. Murphy, B. Powell. 2020. “The Determinants of Economic Freedom: A Survey.” Contemporary Economic Policy 38(4): 622-42.
