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The Political Economy of Academic Freedom

  • Christian Bjørnskov ORCID logo EMAIL logo
Veröffentlicht/Copyright: 22. Juli 2024

Abstract

This paper surveys the empirical literature on causes and consequences of academic freedom that has grown up since the release of new data in 2020. The literature suggests that democracy and multi-party politics contribute to more academic freedom. However, declines in academic freedom may predict autocratisation. In addition, the literature shows that academic freedom contributes to better research, innovation and productivity growth.

JEL Classification: D72; K40

Corresponding author: Christian Bjørnskov, Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark; and Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN), Stockholm, Sweden, E-mail:
I am grateful to Niclas Berggren and Friedrich Heinemann for helpful comments on earlier drafts, and Jan Wallanders och Tom Hedelius Stiftelse (grant P23-0186) for generous support. All remaining errors are of course mine.

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Received: 2024-07-11
Accepted: 2024-07-12
Published Online: 2024-07-22

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