Vladimir Fernandes Maciel

Vladimir Fernandes Maciel is Head of the Mackenzie Center for Economic Freedom at Mackenzie Presbyterian University, Brazil.

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Brazilian States’ Economic Freedom Index: Applying Fraser’s Methodology for 2003–2016 Data

01/22/2020 Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics Vladimir Fernandes Maciel Ulisses Monteiro Ruiz de Gamboa Julian Alexienco Portillo Mariangela Ghizellini

Abstract: The purpose of the paper is to apply Fraser’s methodology from the Economic Freedom of North America report to Brazilian data. government size, tax and labor market indicators vary among...

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