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Globalization, Economic Freedom and Human Rights
Dreher, Axel; Gassebner, Martin; Siemers, Lars-H. R. - CESifo - 2010
Using the KOF Index of Globalization and two indices of economic freedom, we empirically analyze whether globalization …-2004 period. According to our results, physical integrity rights significantly and robustly increase with globalization and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008727302
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Who Makes the Rules of Globalization?
Deardorff, Alan V. - CESifo - 2004
In this paper I argue that profit-maximizing firms, even though they contribute to social welfare when they compete in the market, may not do so when they influence the political process. In particular, I suggest, through several examples from both the real world and from economic theory, that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005765892
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The Impact of Globalization on the Composition of Government Expenditures: Evidence from Panel Data
Dreher, Axel; Sturm, Jan-Egbert; Ursprung, Heinrich - CESifo - 2006
According to the disciplining hypothesis, globalization restrains governments by inducing increased budgetary pressure … globalization (“compensation hypothesis”). Employing two different datasets and various measures of globalization, we analyze … whether globalization has indeed influenced the composition of government expenditures. For a sample of 108 countries, we …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005766280