The paper presents an index of globalization covering its three main dimensions: Economic integration, social … globalization as well as sub-indexes constructed to measure the single dimensions on economic growth are analyzed empirically. The … results show that globalization promotes growth - but not to an extent necessary to reduce poverty on a large scale. The …

of globalization on human development. Given that the concept of globalization reflects a multitude of economic and … the channels through which less researched facets of globalization affect human lives. Specifically, the first essay … scrutinizes the role of informational globalization, characterized by the exchange of information. It focuses on the s... …

According to the disciplining hypothesis, globalization restrains governments by inducing increased budgetary pressure … globalization ("compensation hypothesis"). Employing two different datasets and various measures of globalization, we analyze … whether globalization has indeed influenced the composition of government expenditures. For a sample of 108 countries, we …