This chapter surveys the recent economic literature on the relationships between globalization and cultural diversity. We first review the different channels through which international integration interacts with cultural diversity across individuals, communities, and nations. We then present...

Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Part I Economic Globalization and Cross-Societal Cultural Differences -- Chapter 1 A Movement Toward Greater Integration of the Global Economy -- 1.1 Stylized Facts Related to Public Opinion on International Trade --...

This paper studies the intangible costs of international trade by extending the basic gravity equation with measures of cultural and institutional distance, and institutional quality. Analyzing a sample of bilateral trade flows between 92 countries in 1999, we find that institutional distance...