The KOF Globalisation Index measures the economic, social and political dimensions of globalisation. Globalisation in these fields has been on the rise since the 1970s, receiving a particular boost after the end of the Cold War.
The world is becoming a little more interconnected again: globalisation deepened in economic, social and political terms in 2023. The Netherlands remains the most globalised country in the world, while Switzerland ranks second.
There are debates, if globalisation is at its end. In this video, KOF experts assess the situation.
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Gygli, Savina, Florian Haelg, Niklas Potrafke and Jan-Egbert Sturm (2019): The KOF Globalisation Index – Revisited, Review of International Organizations, 14(3), 543-574 external page https://doi.org/10.1007/s11558-019-09344-2 .
Dreher, Axel (2006): external page Does Globalization Affect Growth? Evidence from a new Index of Globalization , Applied Economics 38 , 10: 1091-1110.
Potrafke, Niklas (2015): external page The Evidence on Globalization , The World Economy 38(3), 509-552.
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