(1) The U.S. share of the world's science and engineering graduates is declining rapidly as European and Asian …

. Late nineteenth century trade globalization may have helped generate the "first wave" of democratization. Between 1920 and … 1938 countries more exposed to international trade were less likely to become authoritarian. Finally, our post-World War II …

impact of financial globalization has been remarkably limited. I argue that country attributes are still critical to … ability of a country to take advantage of financial globalization. The twin agency problems help explain why the impact of … financial globalization has been limited and why financial globalization can lead to capital flight and financial crises. The …

Proponents of globalization often conclude that its critics are ignorant or self-motivated. In doing so, they have … missed a valuable opportunity to discover both how best to communicate the benefits of globalization, and how to improve on … the current model of globalization. This paper examines the values, beliefs and facts that lead critics to the view that …

throughout the now poor world. Many see related threats to public health from current globalization. Multilateral and bilateral … convergence of adult mortality rates among the rich of the world, particularly men. Globalization would do much for global health …Disease has traveled with goods and people since the earliest times. Armed globalization spread disease, to the extent …

This paper examines the extent to which the process of globalization can explain the observed widening in the cross …

Fears that globalization necessarily hurts the environment are not well-founded. A survey reveals little statistical …