Purpose -  Literature suggests that entrepreneurship can serve as a veritable tool for providing decent employment and improving economic prosperity. Therefore, the objective of this study is to examine impact freedom on in Africa. Design/methodology/approach  The employs data 18 African countries covering period 2007-2018. The analysis based following techniques: Panel-Corrected Standard Error...

We present new evidence on how generalized trust is formed. Unlike previous studies, we look at the explanatory power of economic institutions, use newer data, incorporate more countries, and instrumental variables to handle causality problem. A central result that legal structure security property rights (area 2 Economic Freedom Index) increase trust. The idea a market economy, building volunt...