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Dean Stansel

Economist, SMU

Dean Stansel, Ph.D., is an economist at the O’Neil Center for Global Markets and Freedom in Southern Methodist University’s Cox School of Business and the primary author of the annual Economic Freedom of North America report.

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Economy

Economic freedom in Texas: High — but room for improvement

By Dean Stansel and Vance Ginn, Feb. 24, 2017

Given the evidence of a positive relationship between higher economic freedom and greater prosperity, Texans should remain vigilant and pursue policy changes that will move Texas to be the most free.