Policy pointers

Globalisation & International Trade

After Doha: 1. The Search for Plan B

Lowy Institute

A 14-page Australian analysis examining the options for a future system of international trade

Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2006-09-26

After Doha:II. Is Globalization History?

Lowy Institute

This 30-page Australian analysis addresses the question whether the collapse of the Doha Round marks the beginning of the end for globalization

Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2006-12-06

Our Consensus Future: The Lay of the Land in 2025

Lowy Institute

An Australian paper discussing where the world economy is likely to head over the next couple of decades

Economic Policy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2010-09-02

Design Faults: The Asia-Pacific's Regional Architecture

Lowy Institute

This 12-page Australian policy brief proposes a new regional architecture for the Asia-Pacific region

Foreign Policy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2007-07-27

The Foreign Direct Investment Review Process in Canada and Other Countries

Library of Parliament - Canada

A Canadian paper comparing the FDI approval process in Canada, Australia and the US

Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2008-01-21

The Meltdown of the Global Economy: A Keynes-Minsky Episode?

Levy Economics Institute

This 17-page US working paper analyzes the circumstances that can explain the global economic crisis that began in 2008. This will also provide clues to the appropriate remedial measures needed to prevent future occurrences of similar developments

Economic Policy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2010-10-03

Financial and Monetary Issues as the Crisis Unfolds

Levy Economics Institute

A 16-page US brief presenting the views of a group of economists on financial and monetary issues resulting from the global crisis

Economic Policy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2009-09-03

Some Simple Observations on the Reform of the International Monetary System

Levy Economics Institute

A 5-page US policy note arguing that the reform of the global monetary system depends on the operation of the adjustment mechanism for dealing with global imbalances

Economic Policy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2009-06-17

Development Cooperation for Social Safety Nets in East and Southeast Asia

KIEP

This 60-page Korean paper attempts to highlight the nature and magnitude of the impact of the globalization and demographic transition shocks, especially the demographic transition shock, and discuss policy needs, challenges, and issues in institutionalizing the social safety nets in the region. The paper concludes with recommendations including the role of international development cooperation

Ageing, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2009-04-15

A Roadmap for East Asian Monetary Integration

KIEP

This 56-page Korean working paper discusses the concept of monetary integration for East Asia

Globalisation & International Trade, Economic PolicyPosted: 2008-01-23

Determinants of Intra-FDI Inflows in East Asia: Does Regional Integration Affect Intra-FDI?

KIEP

This 46-page Korean working paper analyzes the validity of macroeconomic variables in determining intra-FDI inflows in East Asia

Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2007-07-20

Russia's Far East and Japan: Obstacles to Cooperation

JISS

A Japanese article describing the prerequisites for the development of a two-way economic relationship between Japan and Russia

Globalisation & International Trade, RegionalPosted: 2010-08-31

Toward a More Flexible ASEM

JIIA

This 6-page Japanese commentary considers the future of ASEM

Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2010-10-03

How Japan's Economic Class Views China and the Future of Asian Regionalism

JIIA

This 9-page policy report considers future Sino-Japanese relations and their implications for a successful outcome to Asian regionalisation

Globalisation & International Trade, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2007-01-09

The Financial Crisis: Address Structural Problems Immediately

JIIA

This 4-page Japanese article argues that the global financial crisis is directly linked to medium- and long-term structural problems in the global economy and calls for immediate solutions

Economic Policy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2009-04-14

Reenergizing Japan's ASEAN Policy

JIIA

A commentary calling for Japan to reenergize its ASEAN policy in the face of heightened Chinese activity

Foreign Policy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2007-08-17

Is the Chinese Growth Miracle Built to Last?

IZA

A 41-page discussion paper studying the likely persistence of the Chinese growth "miracle"

Economic Policy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2007-09-03

Skilled Migration, FDI and Human Capital Investment

IZA

This 32-page discussion paper studies the relationship between international factor mobility and domestic accumulation of human capital in developing countries

International Development, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2007-05-29

Globalization and Innovation in Emerging Markets

IZA

A 43-page discussion paper examining the effects of globalization on innovation in emerging market economies

Globalisation & International Trade, International DevelopmentPosted: 2008-02-07

Globalization and Employment: Imported Skill-Biases Technological Change in Developing Countries

IZA

A 41-page discussion paper measuring technology transfer at the sector level from high income countries to low and middle income countries

International Development, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2007-05-29

When Does FDI Have Positive Spillovers?

IZA

A 56-page discussion paper using evidence from 17 emerging market economies to test hypotheses about the impact of FDI on the efficiencey of domestic firms in the host countries

Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2007-10-08

What Should Be Done About Rising Unemployment in the OECD?

IZA

A 53-page discussion paper studying the threat of unemployment in OECD countries

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2009-10-15

Financial Globalization and Economic Policies

IZA

An 84-page review of the extensive literature dealing with various economic policies that could help developing economies effectively manage the process of financial globalization.

International Development, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2009-03-18

Thresholds in the Process of International Financial Integration

IZA

This 51-page discussion paper investigates the "threshold" levels of financial and institutional development that an economy needs to attain before it can derive the indirect benefits of international financial integration and reduce the risks of financial openness

Globalisation & International Trade, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-04-26

Environmental Regulation and Competitiveness: Evidence from Romania

IZA

A 22-page discussion paper studying whether stringency in environmental regulation affects trade flows and plant location

Climate Change & Environment, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2010-07-14

Services Offshoring and Wages

IZA

A 17-page discussion paper investigating the effects of sevices outsourcing on wages

Globalisation & International Trade, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2008-07-25

Re-Orient? MNC Penetration and Contemporary Shifts in the Global Political Economy

IZA

This 42-page discussion paper analyses IMF estimates of economic growth in 180 countries and links the results to the "Re-orient" approach. The paper also analyses the role of MNC (foreign capital) penetration as the key variable of past quantitative dependency studies for contemporary economic growth and social performance

Globalisation & International Trade, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-09-20

Offshoring and Job Stability: Evidence from Italian Manufacturing

IZA

A 36-page discussion paper studying the relationship between offshoring and job stability

Globalisation & International Trade, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2012-05-14

Does International Outsourcing Really Lower Workers' Income?

IZA

A 27-page discussion paper analyzing the impact of international outsourcing on income, if the domestic labor market is imperfect

Globalisation & International Trade, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-05-28

Outsourcing of Unionized Firms and the Impact of Labor Market Policy Reforms

IZA

This 39-page discussion paper examines the impact of outsourcing in unionized companies

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2008-07-04

Globalization, Institutions, and the Ethnic Divide: Recent Longitudinal Evidence

IZA

This 23-page discussion paper investigates the determinants of economic growth emphasizing the role of institutional quality, social fragmentation, and increasing global integration on recent growth experience

Globalisation & International Trade, Economic PolicyPosted: 2012-04-24

Offshoring and Unemployment

IZA

A 49-page working paper using modelling techniques to study the impact of offshoring on sectoral and economywide rates of unemployment

Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2007-06-01

The Crisis, Policy Reactions and Attitudes to Globalization and Jobs

IZA

This 33-page discussion paper considers the effects of the financial crisis and subsequent recession on world labour markets

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2011-05-19

Rising Wages: Has China Lost Its Global Labor Advantage?

IZA

A 46-page discussion paper documenting dramatic rising wages in China for the period 1978-2007 based on multiple sources of aggregate statistics

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2010-06-29

Brain Drain in Globalization: A General Equilibrium Analysis from the Sending Countries' Perspective

IZA

This 47-page discussion paper assesses the global effects of brain drain on developing economies and quantifies the relative sizes of various static and dynamic impacts

Globalisation & International Trade, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2009-06-23

The Transatlantic Banking Crisis: Lessons and EU Reforms

IZA

The key dynamics of the transatlantic banking crisis are analyzed in this 58-page policy paper – with emphasis on the fact that the banking disaster of 2007/08 was not really a surprise –, and the five key requirements for restoring stability and efficiency in the EU/OECD banking sector are highlighted

Economic Policy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2009-07-05

After the CMI: The Future of Asian Monetary Policy and China's Role

IWEP

This 31-page Chinese paper reviews the development of the Chiang Mai Initiative and its potential benefits

Economic Policy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2008-06-04

20 on the G20

IPPR

A 28-page collection of ideas which seek to advise the G20 on ways to limit the effects of the recession and restore stability to the financial system by putting the global economy back on course for sustainable and balanced growth

Economic Policy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2009-04-01

Structural Economic Change and the European Union: Winners, Losers and Public Policy Options

IPPR

This 73-page UK report is about the economic effects of 'globalisation' in the European Union, and how the European Commission and countries in the EU should respond to it. It recommends that national governments commit to the Lisbon Strategy and aim to move towards a more competitive economy with more and better quality jobs

European Union, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2008-12-31

Power Shift: Do We Need Better Global Economic Institutions?

IPPR

A UK paper outlining the case for reforming the WTO, the IMF and the World Bank

Economic Policy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2007-01-31

The Third Wave of Globalisation

IPPR

This 108-page UK report, the culmination of an international programme of research into the drivers and consequences of globalisation, calls for a rethink in international governance and a more 'personcentric' view of globalisation

Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2012-02-03

Indo-Japanese Relations in the Era of Asian Regional Integration

IPCS

A 5-page report of a conference held to examine the developing relationship between India and Japan

Globalisation & International Trade, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2007-12-05

Asia's Economic Transformation: India's Role in an Emerging International Order

IPCS

This 4-page Indian issue brief addresses the implications of Asia's economic transformation for the international order and India's role in it

Globalisation & International Trade, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2008-06-04

Regional Integration After the Collapse of the FTAA

International Relations Center

This 8-page commentary discusses Latin America's options in the wake of the collapse of the Free Trade Agreement of the Americas

Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2005-11-23

Six Key Objectives

International Institute for Sustainable Development

A series of six briefs covering objectives to be achieved if trade and aid policy is to support peace and security rather than contribute to conflict (single page linking to each brief)

International Development, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2006-02-06

How Much Will Trade Liberalization Help the Poor? Comparing Global Trade Models

International Food Policy Research Institute

This 4-page research brief examines the effectiveness of different trade models in capturing the benefits of trade liberalization, and estimates the development-friendly benefits of full trade liberalization

International Development, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2006-07-23

Making Agricultural Trade Liberalization Work for the Poor

International Food Policy Research Institute

Text of an 8-page address arguing that in an era of globalization, the rules of global trade must work as effectively for the poor as for the rich

Globalisation & International Trade, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2004-06-02

The Effect of WTO and FTAA on Agriculture and the Rural Sector in Latin America

International Food Policy Research Institute

This 32-page discussion paper analyses the effect on output, employment and poverty of trade liberalization measures under WTO and FTAA

Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2004-02-12

The U.S. Andean Free Trade Agreement Chokes Along

Interhemispheric Resource Center

Commentary on the prospects for a satisfactory outcome for the U.S.-Andean Free Trade Agreement negotiations

Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2004-11-17

China, Asia and the World Economy: The Implications of an Emerging Asian Core and Periphery

Institute of World Economics and Politics

This 18-page paper examines the effects of China's emergence on the economies of other Asian countries and on the possibilities for regionalism in the area

Economic Policy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2006-06-18

China's Foreign Trade: Achievements, Determinants and Future Policy Challenges

Institute of World Economics and Politics

A 13-page article reviewing China's recent foreign trade success and assessing the challenges that China faces in maintaining its export momentum

Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2005-01-20

Collateral Damage or Calculated Default? The Millennium Development Goals and the Politics of Globalisation

Institute of Social Studies

This 27-page inaugural lecture is a comprehensive overview of the Millennium Development Goals and the global economic context within which they exist

International Development, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2004-02-18

Popular Attitudes, Globalization, and Risk

Institute of International Economics

A 36-page working paper finding a correlation between attitudes to globalization and success in attracting FDI, high credit ratings and entrepreneurship

Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2004-08-24

The Impact of the Reform of International Trade on Urban and Rural Change

Institute of Development Studies

A 34-page U.K. working paper explaining how trade policy and urban-rural balance may be linked

International Development, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2005-07-28

Mapping Trade Policy: Understanding the Challenges of Civil Society Participation

Institute of Development Studies

A 65-page working paper examining how a range of development actors view and engage in trade policy

International Development, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2004-07-01

Winner-Takes-All Contention of Innovation Under Globalization: A Simulation Analysis and East Asia's Empirics

Institute of Developing Economies

A 29-page Japanese discussion paper examining how innovation enhances export competitiveness

Science & Technology, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2006-03-23

Japan's Trade and FDI Policies in the First Decade of the 21st Century: Facts and Probable Trends

Institute for World Economics

This 18-page Hungarian working paper assesses Japan's place in world trade, current trends in its foreign trade and FDI flows, and likely future trends in its economic policies

Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2005-04-15

The Relationship Between Income Inequality, Poverty and Globalisation

Institute for the Study of Labor

A 38-page discussion paper studying the causal relationships between income inequality, poverty and globalisation

Globalisation & International Trade, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2004-09-14

Trade Liberalization in a Globalizing World

Institute for the Study of Labor

A 43-page discussion paper studying the changing linkages between trade, FDI and migration in the context of globalization

Globalisation & International Trade, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2004-11-25

Minimum Wages, Inequality and Globalization

Institute for the Study of Labor

A 29-page discussion paper examining, in the context of Costa Rica, whether changes in the legal minimum wage affect wage inequality

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2004-05-28

Margins of Multinational Labour Substitution

Institute for the Study of Labor

This 52-page discussion paper examines how wage differentials affect labour substitution in the multinational labour market

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2006-05-22

International Outsourcing and the Skill Structure of Labour Demand in the United Kingdom

Institute for the Study of Labor

A 34-page discussion paper investigating the link between international outsourcing and the skill structure of labour demand in the U.K.

Globalisation & International Trade, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2004-08-17

Must Skilled Migration Be a Brain Drain? Evidence From the Indian Software Industry

Institute for the Study of Labor

This 32-page discussion paper examines the scale and type of skilled migration from the Indian software sector and the consequences for firms experiencing loss of skilled workers

International Development, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2004-12-10