increasing mobility across borders implies that redistributive policies may amplify interjurisdictional fiscal externalities. In … consider some of the implications of globalization for policy design, both within federal systems and across countries …. Although globalization poses new challenges for fiscal systems, it does not necessarily imply that redistributive policy …

This paper constructs a simple theoretical model to study the implications of globalization for inequality and … redistribution. It shows that when globalization increases inequality, a policymaker interested in maximizing the sum of welfares of … all agents increases redistribution. Empirically, the paper examines the effects of globalization on inequality and …

We investigate whether globalization influenced credit market deregulation over the period 1970-2010. Globalization is … measured by the KOF indices of globalization. Credit market deregulation is measured by the credit market freedom indicators of … positive correlation between globalization and credit market deregulation. We account for reverse causality by using predicted …

According to the Globalization Paradox, globalization limits the freedom of choice for national governments. Capital … mobility in particular induces tax competition, thus putting downward pressure on capital taxes. However, while capital … mobility introduces the inefficiency of tax competition, it makes the allocation of capital more efficient. Whether national …

This study considers the effects of globalization, in its economic and social dimensions, on obesity and caloric intake … globalization and both obesity and caloric intake. A one standard deviation increase in globalization is associated with a 20 … social globalization, and specifically the effects of changes in information flows and social proximity. A one standard …

World trade evolves at two margins. Where a bilateral trading relationship already exists it may increase through time … have not traded with each other in the past (extensive margin). We provide an empirical dissection of post-World-War- II … growth in manufacturing world trade along these two margins. We propose a "cornersolutions- version"of the gravity model to …