The rules governing trade and capital flows have been at the center of controversy as globalization has proceeded. One …, IMF, and World Bank meetings demanding global labor standards. Comparing the claims made in this debate with the outcomes … market. Changes in trade policy have had modest impacts on labour market. Other aspects of globalization -- immigration …

This paper directs attention at the globalization of knowledge and knowledge creation as the fundamental global driver … of economic outcomes in today's information economy. It documents the globalization of knowledge and spread of scientific … the key component in productivity and growth, its spread and creation is the one ring of globalization that rules the more …

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

This study documents the rapid spread of higher education around the world and the consequent reduced share of the US … in the world's university students and graduates. It shows that the proportion of young persons who go to college has …

student flows, business travel, and tourism. Despite its peripheral status in debates over globalization, the movement of …, the dispersion of pay for similarly skilled workers around the world exceeds the dispersion of the prices of goods and …