Articles in scientific journals

57. Berggren, Niclas and Christian Bjørnskov (2024). "Does Capitalism Disfavor Women? Evidence from Life Satisfaction." Southern Economic Journal, 91(2): 436–464. Link (open access).

56. Berggren, Niclas and Christian Bjørnskov (2024). "Economic Freedom and Academic Freedom across Nations." Journal of Institutional Economics, 20: e26. Link (open access).

55. Berggren, Niclas and Christian Bjørnskov (2024). "Institutions as Predictors of Government Discrimination." Kyklos, 77(3): 642–663. 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.