Articles in scientific journals

57. Berggren, Niclas and Christian Bjørnskov (2024). "Economic Freedom and Academic Freedom across Nations." Journal of Institutional Economics, forthcoming.

56. Berggren, Niclas and Christian Bjørnskov (2024). "Does Capitalism Disfavor Women? Evidence from Life Satisfaction." Southern Economic Journal, forthcoming. Link (open access).

55. Berggren, Niclas and Christian Bjørnskov (2024). "Institutions as Predictors of Government Discrimination." Kyklos, forthcoming. Link (open access).

54. Berggren, Niclas, Martin Ljunge and Therese Nilsson (2023). "Immigrants from More Tolerant Cultures Integrate Deeper into Destination Countries." Journal of Comparative Economics, 51(4): 1095–1108. Link (open access).

53. Berggren, Niclas and Christian Bjørnskov (2023). "Does Globalization Suppress Social Trust?" Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 214(October): 443–458. Link (open access).

52. Berggren, Niclas and Christian Bjørnskov (2023). "Does Legal Freedom Satisfy?" European Journal of Law and Economics, 55(1): 1–28. Link (open access).

51. Berggren, Niclas and Christian Bjørnskov (2022). "Academic Freedom, Institutions and Productivity." Southern Economic Journal, 88(4): 1313–1342. Link.

50. Johansson, Alva, Niclas Berggren and Therese Nilsson (2022). "Intolerance Predicts Climate Skepticism." Energy Economics, 105(January): 105719. Link (open access).

49. Berggren, Niclas and Christian Bjørnskov (2022). "Political Institutions and Academic Freedom: Evidence from Across the World." Public Choice, 190(1–2): 205–228. Link.

48. Berggren, Niclas and Therese Nilsson (2021). "Economic Freedom and Antisemitism." Journal of Institutional Economics, 17(2): 289–304. Link. Pdf.

47. Berggren, Niclas and Martin Ljunge (2021). "Good Faith and Bad Health: Self-Assessed Religiosity and Self-Assessed Health of Women and Men in Europe." Social Indicators Research, 153(1): 323–344. Link. Pdf.

46. Gouveia, Filipe, Therese Nilsson and Niclas Berggren (2020). "Religiosity and Discrimination against Same-Sex Couples: The Case of Portugal’s Rental Market." Journal of Housing Economics, 50(December): 101729. Link. Pdf.

45. Berggren, Niclas, Andreas Bergh, Christian Bjørnskov and Shiori Tanaka (2020). "Migrants and Life Satisfaction: The Role of the Country of Origin and the Country of Residence." Kyklos, 73(3): 436–463. Link.

44. Berggren, Niclas and Jerg Gutmann (2020). "Securing Personal Freedom through Institutions: The Role of Electoral Democracy and Judicial Independence." European Journal of Law and Economics, 49(2): 165–186. Link (open access).

43. Berggren, Niclas and Christian Bjørnskov (2020). "Corruption, Judicial Accountability and Inequality: Unfair Procedures May Benefit the Worst-Off." Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 170(February): 341–354. Link. Pdf.

42. Berggren, Niclas, Martin Ljunge and Therese Nilsson (2019). "Roots of Tolerance Among Second-Generation Immigrants." Journal of Institutional Economics, 15(6): 999–1016. Link. Pdf.

41. Berggren, Niclas and Christian Bjørnskov (2019). "Do Voters Dislike Liberalizing Reforms? New Evidence Using Data on Satisfaction with Democracy." Journal of Institutional Economics, 15(4): 631–648. Link. Pdf.

40. Berggren, Niclas and Christian Bjørnskov (2019). "Regulation and Government Debt." Public Choice, 178(1–2): 153–178. Link. Pdf at ResearchGate. Pdf (not typeset).

39. Berggren, Niclas, Christian Bjørnskov and Therese Nilsson (2018). "Do Equal Rights for a Minority Affect General Life Satisfaction?” Journal of Happiness Studies, 19(5): 1465–1483. Link. Pdf at ResearchGate. Pdf (not typeset).

38. Berggren, Niclas and Christian Bjørnskov (2017). "The Market-Promoting and Market-Preserving Role of Social Trust in Reforms of Policies and Institutions." Southern Economic Journal, 84(1): 3–25. Link. Pdf.

37. Berggren, Niclas, Christian Bjørnskov and Therese Nilsson (2017). "What Aspects of Society Matter for the Quality of Life of a Minority? Global Evidence from the New Gay Happiness Index." Social Indicators Research, 132(3): 1163–1192. Link. Pdf.

36. Berggren, Niclas, Henrik Jordahl and Panu Poutvaara (2017). "The Right Look: Conservative Politicians Look Better and Voters Reward It." Journal of Public Economics, 146(February): 79–86. Link (open access).

35. Berggren, Niclas and Therese Nilsson (2016). "Tolerance in the United States: Does Economic Freedom Transform Racial, Religious, Political and Sexual Attitudes?" European Journal of Political Economy, 45(December): 53–70. Link (open access).

34. Berggren, Niclas (2016). "Does Belief in Objective Morality Lead to Coercion? An Analysis of the Arguments of Kelsen and Buchanan." Review of Austrian Economics, 29(3): 315–326. Link. Pdf.

33. Berggren, Niclas, Sven-Olov Daunfeldt and Jörgen Hellström (2016). "Does Social Trust Speed Up Reforms? The Case of Central-Bank Independence." Journal of Institutional Economics, 12(2): 395–415. Link. Pdf.

32. Berggren, Niclas and Therese Nilsson (2015). "Globalization and the Transmission of Social Values: The Case of Tolerance." Journal of Comparative Economics, 43(2): 371–389. Link. Pdf.

31. Berggren, Niclas, Christian Bjørnskov and David Lipka (2015). "Legitimacy and the Cost of Government." Public Choice, 162(3–4): 307–328. Link. Pdf.

30. Berggren, Niclas, Andreas Bergh and Christian Bjørnskov (2015). "What Matters for Growth in Europe? Institutions versus Policies, Quality versus Instability." Journal of Economic Policy Reform, 18(1): 69–88. Link. Pdf.

29. Berggren, Niclas and Therese Nilsson (2014). "Market Institutions Bring Tolerance, Especially Where There Is Social Trust." Applied Economics Letters, 21(17): 1234–1237. Link. Pdf.

28. Berggren, Niclas, Sven-Olov Daunfeldt and Jörgen Hellström (2014). "Social Trust and Central-Bank Independence." European Journal of Political Economy, 34(June): 425–439. Link. Pdf.

27. Berggren, Niclas (2014). "Ekonomins grund i kultur och institutioner." ["The Cultural and Institutional Basis of the Economy."] Ekonomiska Samfundets Tidskrift, 67(1): 6–15. Link (open access).

26. Berggren, Niclas (2014). "The Calculus of Consent at Fifty: Insights for Liberalism." Independent Review, 18(3): 373–389. Link (open access).

25. Berggren, Niclas and Christian Bjørnskov (2013). "Does Religiosity Promote Property Rights and the Rule of Law?" Journal of Institutional Economics, 9(2): 161–185. Link. Pdf.

24. Berggren, Niclas and Therese Nilsson (2013). "Does Economic Freedom Foster Tolerance?" Kyklos, 66(2): 177–207. Link. Pdf.

23. Berggren, Niclas and Mikael Elinder (2012). "Tolerance and Growth: Modeling the Empirical Relationship." Public Choice, 153(3–4): 495–502. Link. Pdf.

22. Berggren, Niclas (2012). "The Calculus of Consent: Some Swedish Connections." Public Choice, 152(3–4): 313–321. Link. Pdf.

21. Berggren, Niclas and Mikael Elinder (2012). "Is Tolerance Good or Bad for Growth?" Public Choice, 150(1–2): 283–308. Link. Pdf.

20. Berggren, Niclas, Andreas Bergh and Christian Bjørnskov (2012). "The Growth Effects of Institutional Instability." Journal of Institutional Economics, 8(2): 187–224. Link. Pdf.

19. Berggren, Niclas (2012). "Time for Behavioral Political Economy? An Analysis of Articles in Behavioral Economics." Review of Austrian Economics, 25(3): 199–221. Link. Pdf.

18. Berggren, Niclas and Christian Bjørnskov (2011). "Is the Importance of Religion in Daily Life Related to Social Trust? Cross-Country and Cross-State Comparisons." Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 80(3): 459–480. Link. Pdf.

17. Berggren, Niclas, Henrik Jordahl and Panu Poutvaara (2010). "The Looks of a Winner: Beauty and Electoral Success." Journal of Public Economics, 94(1–2): 8–15. Link. Pdf.

16. Berggren, Niclas, Henrik Jordahl and Charlotta Stern (2009). "The Political Opinions of Swedish Social Scientists." Finnish Economic Papers, 22(2): 75–88. Link (artikel; open access). Link (supplement; open access).

15. Poutvaara, Panu, Henrik Jordahl and Niclas Berggren (2009). "Faces of Politicians: Babyfacedness Predicts Inferred Competence but Not Electoral Success." Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 45(5): 1132–1135. Link.

14. Berggren, Niclas (2009). "Choosing One's Own Informal Institutions: On Hayek's Critique of Keynes's Immoralism." Constitutional Political Economy, 20(2): 139–159. Link.

13. Berggren, Niclas, Mikael Elinder and Henrik Jordahl (2008). "Trust and Growth: A Shaky Relationship." Empirical Economics, 35(2): 251–274. Link.

12. Berggren, Niclas (2006). "Legal Positivism and Property Rights: A Critique of Hayek and Peczenik." Constitutional Political Economy, 17(3): 217–235. Link.

11. Berggren, Niclas and Henrik Jordahl (2006). "Free to Trust: Economic Freedom and Social Capital." Kyklos, 59(2): 141–169. Link.

10. Berggren, Niclas and Henrik Jordahl (2005). "Does Free Trade Really Reduce Growth? Further Testing Using the Economic Freedom Index." Public Choice, 122(1–2): 99–114. Link.

9. Kurrild-Klitgaard, Peter and Niclas Berggren (2004). "Economic Consequences of Constitutions: A Theory and Survey." Journal des Économistes et des Études Humaines, 14(1): 3–42. Link.

8. Berggren, Niclas (2004). "Does Ethical Subjectivism Pose a Challenge to Classical Liberalism?" Reason Papers, 27(Fall): 69–86. Link (open access).

7. Berggren, Niclas and Nils Karlson (2003). "Constitutionalism, Division of Power and Transaction Costs." Public Choice, 117(1–2): 99–124. Link.

6. Berggren, Niclas (2003). "The Benefits of Economic Freedom: A Survey." The Independent Review, 8(2): 193–211. Link (open access).

5. Berggren, Niclas (2000). "Implementing Generality while Reducing the Risk for Fiscal Explosion." Constitutional Political Economy, 11(4): 353–369. Link.

4. Berggren, Niclas (1999). "A Preference-Utilitarian Foundation for the Generality Principle." Constitutional Political Economy, 10(4): 339–353. Link.

3. Berggren, Niclas (1999). "Economic Freedom and Equality: Friends or Foes?" Public Choice, 100(3–4): 203–223. Link.

2. Berggren, Niclas (1997). "Rhetoric or Reality? An Economic Analysis of the Effects of Religion in Sweden." Journal of Socio-Economics, 26(6): 571–596. Link.

1. Berggren, Niclas (1996). "Social Order through Constitutional Choice: A Contractarian Proposal." Public Choice, 89(3–4): 339–361. Link.