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Overview

James D. Gwartney is affiliated with Florida State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on economics, econometrics, and finance with a body of work that spans several related subfields. These subfields include economics and econometrics, general economics, econometrics and finance, sociology and political science, and strategy and management.

Their main topics of study include economic growth and productivity, fiscal policy and economic growth, income, poverty and inequality, state capitalism and financial governance, economic issues in Ukraine, natural resources and economic development, and economic theory and policy.

James D. Gwartney has contributed to research published in several venues with a notable presence in:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • SMU Scholar (Southern Methodist University)
  • Southern Economic Journal

Key recent papers authored or co-authored by James D. Gwartney include:

  • "Economic Freedom of the World: 2022 Annual Report" (2023, SSRN Electronic Journal)
  • "Economic Freedom of the World - 2021 Annual Report" (2023, SSRN Electronic Journal)
  • "Economic Freedom of the World - 2021 Annual Report" (2021, SMU Scholar (Southern Methodist University))
  • "The rise and fall of worldwide income inequality, 1820-2035" (2020, Southern Economic Journal)

Frequent co-authors in James D. Gwartney's research include:

  • Robert F. Lawson
  • Joshua C. Hall
  • Ryan Murphy
  • Robert A. Lawson
  • Simeon Djankov

The collective research output reflects a consistent engagement with topics central to economic freedom, fiscal policies, inequality, and broader socio-economic trends. Collaboration across multiple authors indicates participation in interdisciplinary and multi-author publications within these themes.

Best Publications

  • Economic freedom of the world

    James Gwartney;Robert Lawson;Joshua Hall

  • Economic Freedom of the World: Annual Report

    James D. Gwartney;Robert Lawson;Joshua Hall

  • Economic freedom of the world, 1975-1995

    James D. Gwartney;Robert Lawson;Walter Block

  • Economic Freedom and the Environment for Economic Growth

    James D. Gwartney;Robert A. Lawson;Randall G. Holcombe

  • The concept and measurement of economic freedom

    James Gwartney;Robert Lawson

  • Institutions and the Impact of Investment on Growth

    James D. Gwartney;Randall G. Holcombe;Robert A. Lawson

  • ECONOMIC FREEDOM ,I NSTITUTIONAL QUALITY, AND CROSS-COUNTRY DIFFERENCES IN INCOME AND GROWTH

    James D. Gwartney;Randall G. Holcombe;Robert A. Lawson

  • The Scope of Government and the Wealth of Nations

    James Gwartney;Randall Holcombe;Robert Lawson

  • THE SIZE AND FUNCTIONS OF GOVERNMENT AND ECONOMIC GROWTH

    James D. Gwartney;Robert A. Lawson;Randall G. Holcombe

  • Economic Freedom of the World: 2011 Annual Report

    James Gwartney;Joshua Hall;Robert Lawson

  • Economic Freedom of the World, 2002 —————— ✦ ——————

    James D. Gwartney;Robert A. Lawson;J. R. Clark

  • Economic Freedom of the World: 2013 Annual Report

    James Gwartney;Robert Lawson;Joshua Hall

  • Economic Freedom of the World, 2004: Annual Report

    James D. Gwartney;Robert A. Lawson

  • Economics: Private and Public Choice

    James D. Gwartney

  • Economic freedom of the world 2009 annual report

    James Gwartney;Robert Lawson

  • Economic Freedom of the World 2014 Annual Report

    James D. Gwartney;Robert Lawson;Joshua Hall

  • Economic Freedom of the World: 2002 Annual Report

    Robert Lawson;James D. Gwartney;Chris Edwards

  • Economic Freedom of the World 2001 Annual Report

    Robert Lawson;James Gwartney

  • Public Choice and Constitutional Economics

    Richard E. Wagner;James D. Gwartney

  • Employer Costs and Discrimination: The Case of Baseball

    James Gwartney;Charles Haworth

  • Economic Freedom of the World: 2015 Annual Report

    Joshua Hall;Robert Lawson;James Gwartney

Frequent Co-Authors

Randall G. Holcombe
Randall G. Holcombe Florida State University
Walter E. Block
Walter E. Block Loyola University New Orleans
Ronald G. Ehrenberg
Ronald G. Ehrenberg Cornell University
Thomas J. Kniesner
Thomas J. Kniesner Claremont Graduate University
John M. Barron
John M. Barron Purdue University West Lafayette
Samuel Bowles
Samuel Bowles Santa Fe Institute
Richard E. Wagner
Richard E. Wagner George Mason University

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