{"title":"Testing the Relationship between Economic Freedoms and Growth by Panel Causality Application: Case of Middle East Countries","authors":" Ahmet Ay, Hakan Acet, Ceyhun Can \u00d6zcan","volume":80,"journal":"International Journal of Economics and Management Engineering","pagesStart":2208,"pagesEnd":2214,"ISSN":"1307-6892","URL":"https:\/\/publications.waset.org\/pdf\/16119","abstract":"
Economic freedoms, most emphasized issue in the recent years, are considered to affect economic growth and performance via institutional structure. In this context, a model that includes Turkey and Middle East Countries, and where the effects of economic freedom on growth are examined, was formed. For the groups of countries determined, in the study carried out by using the dataset belonging the period of 2004 - 2009, between economic freedoms and growth, a negative relationship was observed as group. In the sense of individual effects, it was identified that there was a positive relationship in terms of some Middle East Countries and Turkey.<\/p>\r\n","references":"[1] M. Acar, (2010). \u201cSerbest Ticaret, Ekonomik \u00d6zg\u00fcrl\u00fckler ve Refah,\u201d Ahmet Yesevi \u00dcniversitesi, Bilig T\u00fcrk D\u00fcnyas\u0131 Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, Say\u0131. 53. [2] A, Yayla (1992), Liberalizm, Turhan Kitabevi, Ankara. [3] J.D. Gwartney, R. G. Holcombe and R. A. 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