widespread understanding that contemporary developments, such as globalization and new technologies, are pressing for a rollback … of state regulation in the economy, the book shows that these same forces are also creating new demands and opportunities …

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 …

The literature has paid very little attention to a potential positive endogenous nexus between trade globalization and … the gravity trade theory, using data from a sample of 134 IMF countries over the period 1974-1998. An extensive search … shows that trade globalization dampens political liberalization, though political liberalization fosters trade globalization …

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 …