Abstract
We investigate the relationship between economic freedom and bond ratings at the state level by asking: Are state bond ratings, ceteris paribus, positively related to economic freedom? Using bounded Tobit we test for the relationship between economic freedom and an aggregate index comprised of ratings by SP tax burden; and labor market freedom). Our results show that the impact of economic freedom on bond ratings is comparable to the effect of state real income and the unemployment rate.
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