PUBLICATIONS
Mangeloja, Esa, and Tomi Ovaska: "Mode of Delivery and the Effectiveness of Foreign Aid: The
Example of Missionary Work," Review of Applied Economics (forthcoming).
Dyck, Andrew, and Tomi Ovaska: "Business Environment and New Firm Creation," Journal of Small
Business and Entrepreneurship (forthcoming).
Ovaska, Tomi, and Robert B. Anderson (2010): "Economic Development and Community Attitudes -
The Case of Viimsi, Estonia," International Journal of Development Issues, Vol. 9, No. 2: 146-166.
Ovaska, Tomi, and Ryo Takashima (2010): "Does a Rising Tide Lift All the Boats? Explaining the
National Inequality of Happiness," Journal of Economic Issues, Vol. 44, No. 1: 205-224.
Ovaska, Tomi (2006): "The Fatal Complexity of Development Aid - Parallels Between the System of
Foreign Aid and Central Planning," Monograph No. 41 (Fall 2006). The Free Market Foundation of
Southern Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Ovaska, Tomi, and Ryo Takashima (2006): "Economic Policy and the Level of Self-Perceived
Well-Being: An International Comparison," Journal of Socio-Economics, Vol. 35, No. 2: 308-325.
Ovaska, Tomi, and Russell S. Sobel (2005): "Entrepreneurship in Post-Socialist Economies," Journal
of Private Enterprise, Vol. 21, No. 1: 8-28.
Ovaska, Tomi (2005): "More Aid, Less Growth." Monograph (Fall 2005). The Globalization Institute,
London.
Ovaska, Tomi (2003): "The Failure of Foreign Aid." Cato Journal, Vol. 23, No. 2: 175-188.
RESEARCH IN PROGRESS
Ovaska, Tomi, and Albert J. Sumell: "Tax Complexity and Government Size."
Cole, Julio H, and Tomi Ovaska: "Institutions and Economic Growth: Predictive Value of Different Institutional Quality Indices."
Ovaska, Tomi, and Joseph Palardy: "Business Cycle Volatility: Does the European-Style Safety NetHelp?"
DATA
World dataBank (WDI, ADI, GEM, MDG)
World Governance Indicators (WGI)
Economic Freedom of the World (EFW)
Index of Economic Freedom (IEF)
Corruption Perceptions (CPI)
Political Freedom (FiW)
CIA World Factbook (Comprehensive country data)
RFE Data (AEA super gateway to economic data)
United Nations Statistics
World Values Survey (WVS)
World Database of Happiness
Penn World Table (PWT)
EarthTrends (Environmental data)
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