"As international organizations have proliferated, so too has cooperation between them. Cooperative Complexity unravels the ties that bind such organizations by revealing which institutions cooperate with one another and how this impacts the form and effectiveness of global economic governance."

pt. 1. Globalization, economic integration, and cultural differences -- pt. 2. Do cultural differences hinder economic globalization? -- pt. 3. Interpreting a cultural distance-economic globalization nexus.

We examine whether political corruption impedes innovation. Using a comprehensive sample of US firms, we find that corruption has a substantial, negative relation with the quantity and quality of innovation. These results are robust to using various fixed effects, proxies for corruption and...

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 essential volume examines the influence of immigrants on the process of international economic integration--specifically, their influences on bilateral and multilateral trade flows. It extends beyond the identification and explanation of the immigrant-trade link and offers a more expansive...