CAJ | 학술논문

本文对美国传统基金会发布的经济自由度指数与各国经济增长水平进行了实证检验。结果表明，在控制了劳动力人口、资本存量以及人力资本等变量后，经济自由度与经济增长水平之间存在非常密切的关系，从而为自亚当·斯密以来的自由经济理论提供了新的证据。本文利用工具变量法，证明了经济自由是经济增长的原因，为这方面的实证研究做出了新的贡献。希望通过上述工作能够更好地理解制度因素（特别是自由经济制度）在推动经济增长中的关键作用以及导致各国之间经济差距的根源。
본문대미국전통기금회발포적경제자유도지수여각국경제증장수평진행료실증검험。결과표명，재공제료노동력인구、자본존량이급인력자본등변량후，경제자유도여경제증장수평지간존재비상밀절적관계，종이위자아당·사밀이래적자유경제이론제공료신적증거。본문이용공구변량법，증명료경제자유시경제증장적원인，위저방면적실증연구주출료신적공헌。희망통과상술공작능구경호지리해제도인소（특별시자유경제제도）재추동경제증장중적관건작용이급도치각국지간경제차거적근원。
The relationship between economic freedom and economic growth level is tested with the cross section data of Heritage Foundation＇s Index of Economic Freedom and GDP, PPP as well as the per capita terms across countries, Our empirical results enhance our belief in the classical wisdom since Adam Smith that close relationship exists between economic freedom and growth. The causality is tested with instrumental variable methods, which is a contribution to the empirical studies. Then, we will have a better understanding in the role of institution, esp. economic freedom, in pushing economic growth and the economic gaps across countries.