Tolerance – respecting those who are different – is arguably of particular importance in an era of globalization, where … different from oneself. We investigate whether globalization induces parents to want to instill tolerance in their children, the … willingness-to-teach-kids-tolerance measure, that globalization enhances the willingness to transmit such social values. More …

The process of globalization encompasses economic and financial integration. Abolition of capital controls and …

relationship between economic and social globalization and absolute income poverty ex post. We use the globalization index … using a “long run” first difference regression, we find a robust negative correlation between globalization and poverty. We … policies) and social globalization (information flows, personal contact and cultural proximity) respectively, controlling for …

general public. In a democracy, electoral competition and information provided by the media may keep such rent extraction at … line with our theoretical predictions, we find that both increased political competition and increased local media coverage …