The measurement of economic freedom is discussed. One particular set of freedom indices developed by Heritage Foundation is detailed, including how the indices are constructed and potential problems in the methodological design. Comparisons are made for the different levels of freedom individual nations and regions achieve.

Multivariate indices of polarization are constructed to measure effects of non-income attributes like wealth and education. Polarization is considered as the presence of groups which are internally homogeneous, externally heterogeneous, and of similar size. We propose a class of polarization indices which is built from measures of relative groups size and from decomposable indices of socio-econ...

This paper compares nine common specialization indices, discussing their properties, strengths and weaknesses. In order to unravel the differences between the indices they are applied to European employment structures in 2005, spanning 51 industries and 24 European countries. The resulting heterogeneity levels differ largely between relative and absolute specialization measures, but also within...

Multivariate indices of polarization are constructed to measure effects of non-income attributes like wealth and education. Adopting the view of Esteban and Ray (1994), polarization is considered as the presence of groups which are internally homogeneous, externally heterogeneous, and of similar size. We propose a class of polarization indices which is built from measures of relative groups siz...

The Centre for Advanced Studies was created in 2006 at Higher School of Economics (HSE) in cooperation with the New Economic School. Its aim is to promote international standards of research in the socioeconomic sciences in close collaboration with foreign academics to be published in English in high-level peer-reviewed journals. It involves the active participation of young Russian researchers...

The article explores the role, essence and significance of international ratings indices, assesses current situation Republic Uzbekistan in context economic reforms, also main directions for improving position indices as a factor stabilizing developing economy introducing foreign experience accordance with changing modern conditions. This discusses ways methods to improve index freedom (IEF). r...

HOVLAND and Sears (2) attempted to verify a causal relationship between economic frustration and aggressive behavior as expressed in lynchings by a statistical study. The statistical technique was as follows: linear trends were computed for the numbers of lynchings reported for the years 1882 to 1930, inclusive, in the United States. Two figures were available for each year, the total number of...