for the United States but also with reference to the wider world. We establish the outlines of international integration a … century ago and analyze the institutional and informational impediments that prevented the late nineteenth century world from … achieving the same degree of integration as today. We conclude that the world today is different: commercial and financial …

dimensions identified by the Financial Development and Structure Database of the World Bank. The findings consistently reveal: (i …

The study assesses the role of globalization-fuelled regionalization policies on financial allocation efficiency in … proxies are used as dependent variables whereas seven bundled and unbundled globalization variables are employed as … efficiency is more sensitive to financial openness compared to trade openness and most sensitive to globalization. The …

and Structure Database of the World Bank are employed, namely: financial depth (money supply and liquid liabilities … Financial Development and Structure Database of the World Bank. …