tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2938311055760665357.post6869295718396299266..comments2024-03-27T03:49:12.592-07:00Comments on Ed Dolan's Econ Blog: How Big Government Affects Freedom and ProsperityEd Dolanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08757995049056872214noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2938311055760665357.post-39773594595046866732017-04-24T13:13:00.415-07:002017-04-24T13:13:00.415-07:00Hi, David--Part 2, which includes quality indicato...Hi, David--Part 2, which includes quality indicators, should come out this week. Spoiler alert: When I run run multiple regressions with both size of government and and indicator of quality of government, size loses statistical significance altogether and quality correlates strongly with all independent variables (freedom, health, safety, general prosperity, etc.) <br /><br />I'll look into the North "orders" hypothesis. In one earlier study (http://dolanecon.blogspot.com/search?q=victims) I did find some (limited) evidence that the OECD group of countries were a separate "order" but that was pretty preliminary.Ed Dolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08757995049056872214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2938311055760665357.post-62151843183616029432017-04-24T06:11:49.620-07:002017-04-24T06:11:49.620-07:00Thanks for taking the time to do this. Interesting...Thanks for taking the time to do this. Interesting results on "size of government" which is a pretty crude measure (no quality indicator!)<br /><br />I am curious if you think there's a "threshold" dividing countries into two set: limited and open access, per North: https://ideas.repec.org/p/wbk/wbrwps/4359.htmlDavid Zetlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11677758798533719965noreply@blogger.com