Robert A. Lawson
Associate Professor of Economics, Capital University.
Email: rlawson@capital.edu
Education
Ph.D., Florida State University, 1992.
Interests
The impact of economic and social institutions on economic growth, and public choice.
Selected Publications
- "Libertad económica y entorno empresarial en Latinoamérica" with Ian Vasquez. Economía Exterior 31, 2004/2005, forthcoming.
- "Easiness, Attractiveness, and Faculty Evaluations: Evidence from RateMyProfessors.com," with E. Frank Stephenson. Atlantic Economic Journal 33(4), Anthology Section, December 2005, forthcoming.
- "Economic Freedom of the World, 2002" with James Gwartney and J.R. Clark. The Independent Review 9(4), Spring 2005, forthcoming.
- "What Have We Learned from the Measurement of Economic Freedom?" with James Gwartney in The Legacy of Milton and Rose Friedman's Free to Choose (Dallas: Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas), 2004.
- "Constitutions and Prosperity: The Impact of Legal and Economic Institutions on the Wealth of Nations" with Randall Holcombe and James Gwartney in Roger Congleton (ed.) Constitutions and Prosperity (title t.b.a.) (Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press), forthcoming.
- Should Ohio Limit Government Spending and Taxes with Russell Sobel, Barry Poulson, and Joshua Hall. (Columbus: The Buckeye Institute for Public Policy Solutions, January 2005)