The first wave of globalization, commonly dated from 1870 to 1913, was not only a more gradual phenomenon throughout the 19th century, but closely related with the emergence of most the Western European Offshoots as developed economies. The massive transfer of human capital and transplant of...

Using an extensive data base we estimate cross-section and panel growth regression using the MRW model and estimates of Total Factor Productivity with Solow and Hall and Jones methods. The data show an overall process of convergence, but it was uneven over the 1960-2010 years. Was the process...

The second wave of globalization, usually dated from 1985 to the Present, is characterized by an increase of the goods and services ratio to World GDP of 9 pp, integration of capital markets with an expansion of 23 pp in FDI over GDP, more intense communication and information relationships with...