The Design and Use of Political Economy Indicators Challenges of Definition, Aggregation, and Application

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ISBN: 9780230600836 | 0230600832
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 10/15/2008

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This edited volume seeks to provide a critical and technical look at international political economy indices (PEIs). It examines measurement issues, relates PEIs to economic theory, and suggests better measures than those currently used.

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List of Figures and Tables	p. ix
List of Contributors	p. xi
The Challenges of Measurement in Political Economy	p. 1
So You Want to Use a Measure of Openness?	p. 15
Measuring Central Bank Independence: Ordering, Ranking, or Scoring?	p. 33
Fiscal Indicators	p. 57
A New and Better Measure of Capital Controls	p. 81
Measuring Welfare	p. 103
Why and How to Move from Capturing Perception of to Quantifying Corruption?	p. 139
New Interpretations of Indices of Economic Freedom	p. 155
On the Methodology of the Economic Freedom of the World Index	p. 171
Government Structure, Strength, and Effectiveness	p. 187
Index	p. 217
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The Design and Use of Political Economy Indicators Challenges of Definition, Aggregation, and Application

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