[{"uuid" : "18ef89e2-1e56-4b2f-b614-22f7677ef437","source" : "news","title" : "Brandon Parsons' New Research Shows Economic Freedom Can Reduce Conflict and State Fragility","sub-title" : "","url" : "https://bschool.pepperdine.edu/newsroom/articles/brandon-parsons-new-research-shows-economic-freedom-can-reduce-conflict-and-state-fragility.htm","site" : "https://bschool.pepperdine.edu/","description" : "A new study by Pepperdine's Brandon Parsons, published in Economic Analysis and Policy, finds that economic freedom plays a significant role in reducing internal conflict and state fragility in developing countries.","author" : "","publish date" : "Fri, 30 Jan 2026 11:28:48 -0800","image" : {"src" : "https://bschool.pepperdine.edu/newsroom/images/main/brandon-parson-2024-360x360.jpg","alt text" : "Brandon Parsons"},"main image" : {"src" : "","alt text" : ""},"mediums" : ["email","web"],"featured news on" : ["pgbs"],"top story on" : ["none"],"tags" : ["economy"],"roles" : ["faculty","staff","student","alumni"],"types" : ["news"],"schools" : ["pgbs"],"dynamic tags" : [],"categories" : ["academics"]}]