This paper argues that the role of international trade and the institutions that promote the raging process of economic … globalization is more likely to be debilitating for developing countries that are not well positioned to benefit from it. It argues … that because the globalization process has come to stay, countries such as Nigeria need to reposition themselves to benefit …

Does trade improve institutions and contribute to long run growth? I develop a theory of trade, in which trade … liberalization provides incentive to change institutions in two ways. On the one hand, trade leads to specialization according to … comparative advantage, expanding the industries that do not rely on contracting institutions in less developed countries. The …

unifying perspective on how economic growth and globalization affect the patterns of structural change, innovation and trade … as well as their interactions. Among the main messages is that globalization amplifies, instead of reducing, the power of …

This paper constructs composite indices of globalization of 131 countries spread over the five continents and … Institute of Technology, Zurich is the source of data used in this study. The Composite Indices of Globalization have been … indices, the paper investigates into the trends of globalization and disparities in globalization for a period of 11 years …