Scholarly publications using the data will be listed here. If you have used the data and would like your paper or book listed here, please let us know.

• Washington, Emily (2011). “A Comparison of Indices that Rank State Economic Competitiveness.” Available at mercatus.org.
• Ruger, William, and Jason Sorens (2011). Freedom in the 50 States 2011: An Index of Personal and Economic Freedom (Arlington, VA: Mercatus Center at George Mason University).
• Yandle, Bruce, and Tate Watkins (2010). “Tracking ‘Go-Getters’ Across America,” Regulation 33 (2): 10.
• Rigby, Elizabeth, and Gerald C. Wright (2010). “Whose Statehouse Democracy? Policy Responsiveness to Poor versus Rich Constituents in Poor versus Rich States.” In Peter Enns & Christopher Wlezien (eds.), Who Gets Represented? (New York: Russell Sage).
• Ackerson, Leland K., and S.V. Subramian (2010). “Negative Freedom and Death in the United States.” American Journal of Public Health (forthcoming).
• Ewald, Alec C. (2009). “Criminal Disenfranchisement and the Challenge of American Federalism.” Publius: The Journal of Federalism (forthcoming).
• Ruger, William, and Jason Sorens (2009). Freedom in the 50 States: An Index of Personal and Economic Freedom. Arlington, VA: Mercatus Center at George Mason University.
• Sorens, Jason, Fait Muedini, and William P. Ruger (2008). “U.S. State and Local Public Policies in 2006: A New Database.” State Politics and Policy Quarterly 8 (3): 309-26. Download paper here.