Less happiness in least free countries TypesCorrelation Curfews Cause Crime TypesCausal Design FDI less likely where corporate taxes are high TypesCorrelation Aid associated with slowing African growth rates TypesCorrelation Poverty declined until “war on poverty” TypesDescriptive Statistic Largest aid recipients experienced lowest subsequent growth rates TypesCorrelation Money supply growth accompanied by hyperinflation in Zimbabwe TypesCorrelation Citizens know least where media is unfree TypesCorrelation FEMA Aid Precedes Corruption Spike TypesCorrelation During Prohibition, Americans drank harder liquors TypesDescriptive Statistic ADA hurt disabled workers TypesCausal Design Black markets common where corporate taxes highest TypesCorrelation Unfree countries have dirtier air TypesCorrelation Literacy rates lower in less free countries TypesCorrelation Alcohol consumption barely fell during Prohibition TypesDescriptive Statistic Poorer counties award more to plaintiffs TypesCorrelation Investment lowest where corporate taxes highest TypesCorrelation Regulation and trust in internet are uncorrelated TypesCorrelation US Prisons Don’t Rehabilitate TypesDescriptive Statistic GDP Growth Rate Lower Where Gov Receipts Higher TypesCorrelation Voter turnout lower where media is unfree TypesCorrelation Government Surveillance Exerts a Chilling Effect TypesCausal Design Decentralized Productivity Buries Central Planning TypesDescriptive Statistic Government debt has exceeded world GDP for decades TypesDescriptive Statistic Income inequality greatest in least free countries TypesCorrelation USPS posts massive annual losses TypesDescriptive Statistic Red-tape correlated with corruption TypesCorrelation “Ban-the-Box” harms Hispanic employment TypesCausal Design Corruption higher where disaster relief higher TypesCorrelation Policy uncertainty reduces employment TypesCausal Design Poverty level unchanged despite increased welfare spending TypesDescriptive Statistic Unemployment highest in least free metro-areas TypesCorrelation Net Migration From Least Free Metros TypesCorrelation Percentage of murders committed with handguns rose after ban TypesDescriptive Statistic Gender pay gap largest in economically un-free countries TypesCorrelation Teen employment lowest where minimum wage highest TypesCorrelation Deforestation more common in least free countries TypesCorrelation Well-being improved after government collapse TypesDescriptive Statistic Least free countries have negative growth rates TypesCorrelation Homicides spiked during Prohibition TypesDescriptive Statistic Startups rarest where corporate taxes highest TypesCorrelation OSHA didn’t speed decline in workplace deaths TypesDescriptive Statistic Citizens less willing to demonstrate where media is unfree TypesCorrelation Less tolerance in economically unfree countries TypesCorrelation Land-use restrictions & expensive housing go hand-in-hand TypesCorrelation Gov spending didn’t boost test scores TypesCorrelation Genocides deadlier than wars TypesDescriptive Statistic “Ban-the-box” harms black employment TypesCausal Design Printing money tends to generate price inflation TypesCorrelation
