%0 Journal Article %T The Effect of Economic Freedom on Tax Evasion and Social Welfare: An Empirical Evidence %A Ahmet Tekin %A Ersin Nail Sa£¿d£¿£¿ %A Taner G¨¹ney %J - %D 2018 %X This study is to examine the effect of economic freedom on tax evasion and social welfare for 63 countries by using multi-regression method. The findings indicate that economic freedom and tax evasion have a statistically significant and negative correlation, whereas economic freedom and social welfare have a meaningful and positive correlation. Accordingly, enhancing economic freedom causes an increase in social welfare, and prevents tax evasion %K Ekonomik £¿zg¨¹rl¨¹k %K Sosyal Refah %K Vergi Ka£¿ak£¿£¿l£¿£¿£¿ %U http://dergipark.org.tr/yonveek/issue/36799/299237