We investigate whether globalization influenced credit market deregulation over the period 1970-2010. Globalization is … measured by the KOF indices of globalization. Credit market deregulation is measured by the credit market freedom indicators of … positive correlation between globalization and credit market deregulation. We account for reverse causality by using predicted …

I investigate how government ideology and globalization are associated with top income shares in 16 OECD countries over … the period 1970 to 2010. I use the new World Top Incomes Database. Globalization is measured by the KOF index of … globalization. The results show that the top 1% income share increased more under rightwing governments than under leftwing …