This article proposes and evaluates four hypotheses about US pollution and environmental policy over the last half … century. First, air and water pollution have declined substantially, although greenhouse gas emissions have not. Second …, environmental policy explains a large share of these trends. Third, much of the regulation of air and drinking water pollution has …

This paper provides a comprehensive assessment of empirical evidence about the impact of financial globalization on …, we do find that financial globalization can be beneficial under the right circumstances. Empirically, good institutions … and quality of governance are crucial in helping developing countries derive the benefits of globalization. Similarly …

Financial globalization was off to a rocky start in emerging economies hit by Sudden Stops since the mid 1990s. Foreign … saving affects foreign assets via three mechanisms: business cycle volatility, financial globalization, and Sudden Stop risk … Irving Fisher's debt-deflation mechanism. Our results show that financial globalization and Sudden Stop risk are plausible …

(1) The U.S. share of the world's science and engineering graduates is declining rapidly as European and Asian …