The growing interest in global value chains (GVCs) has been paired with a greater appreciation of the need for better measurement methods, as reflected by recent initiatives from academia and leading international organizations. This research note focuses on one method to measure GVCs that has...

Globalization is blamed for many socio-economic shortcomings. I discuss the consequences of globalization by surveying the empirical globalization literature. My focus is on the KOF indices of globalization (Dreher 2006a and Dreher et al. 2008a), that have been used in more than 100 studies....

During the globalization process, each country tries to have monetary stability, macro economic discipline, an effective finance system, and a more competitive market mechanism. On the aspects of applied policies and politicians' reliability, their accountability and transparency is far...

Bu makalede son donemde ABD de konut sektöründe fiyatların “balon etkisi” (konut fiyatlarının yapay olarak aşırı yükselmesi) neticesinde patlak veren ve kısa surede tüm dünya ülkeleri üzerinde etkili olan Global Finansal Krize sebebiyet veren faktörler (iktisadi ve...

Increased labor migration from Mexico to the United States between 1980 and 2000 stemmed in large part from macroeconomic policy reforms, implemented at the domestic and international levels, that we now associate with economic "globalization." These reforms were ushered in by the era of "deep...

This article discusses the motives and determinants of global business service outsourcing. Similar to foreign production, outsourcing providers seek resources, new markets, efficiency, and strategic assets or capabilities. Similarities between multinational enterprises producing goods and...