the associations of growth level, growth volatility, shocks, institutions, and macroeconomic fundamentals have changed in …, including global growth, global oil prices, and global financial volatility. After accounting for the effects global shocks, we … rate flexibility, education attainment, and lack of political polarization reduce the volatility of economic growth …

, one potentially adverse effect of globalization is the possibility that business cycle volatility might increase. Rapid … to unstable international capital flows. At the same time, business cycle volatility in OECD countries seems to have been …