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3 Fall
ISSN 0890-913X
Volume 1, Number 10

ADAM SMITH AWARD REMARKS The Consequences and Causes of Economic Freedom

Robert A. Lawson, Southern Methodist University
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ADAMSMITHAWARDREMARKSTheJournalofPrivateEnterprise34(3),2019,110TheConsequencesandCausesofEconomicFreedom*RobertA.LawsonSouthernMethodistUniversity______________________________________________________AbstractThisarticlediscussesthehistoryofthedevelopmentoftheEconomicFreedomoftheWorld(EFW)index,reflectsonwhatwehavelearnedfromtheresearchusingtheindex,andspeculatesonthedirectionofthenextwaveofresearchlookingatthedeterminantsofeconomicfreedom.______________________________________________________JELCodes:P00,O43Keywords:economicfreedomI.IntroductionIfirstattendedAPEEin1993,sothismeetingrepresentsthetwentyseventhconsecutivemeetingthatIhaveattended.TheAdamSmithAwardwinneratthatfirstmeetingIattendedwasGordonTullock,andIcanthelpbutwonderwhatinsultGordonwouldhaveformetodayaboutjoininghimonthisdistinguishedlist.Infact,asIlookattheotherAdamSmithAwardwinnerssuchasElinorOstrom,ArnoldHarberger,HaroldDemsetz,ArmenAlchian,DouglassNorth,VernonSmith,andJamesBuchanan,amongsomanyothers,IexpectfuturegenerationsofAPEEattendeeswillpointatmynameandplaytheoldwhichofthesethingsdoesntbelongwiththeothersgame.Withthatsaid,IalsoseenameslikeLarryWhiteandPeteBoettkeonthelistsoperhapsImnotsooutofplaceafterall!Moreseriously,IhavemanypeopleIdliketothanktonight.Mywife,Tracy,anddaughter,Keri,areheretonightandtheysharein*Thisarticlehasbeenadaptedforprintfromtheauthors2019AdamSmithAwardacceptancespeech.TheAdamSmithAwardisthehighesthonorbestowedbytheAssociationofPrivateEnterpriseEducation.ItisgiventorecognizeanindividualwhohasmadeasustainedandlastingcontributiontotheperpetuationoftheidealsofafreemarketeconomyasfirstlaidoutinAdamSmithsWealthofNations.
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