This paper surveys measures of economic openness, the latter being understood as the
degree to which non-domestic actors can or do participate in a domestic economy. Based on …

We introduce the revised version of the KOF Globalisation Index, a composite index
measuring globalization for every country in the world along the economic, social and …

Governments have rarely imposed or removed capital controls in response to short-term
fluctuations in output, the terms of trade, or financial-stability considerations. We show …

This article provides a comprehensive history of anchor or reference currencies, exchange
rate arrangements, and a new measure of foreign exchange restrictions for 194 countries …

Using a recent IMF survey and expanding on previous studies, we document the use of
macroprudential policies for 119 countries over the 2000–2013 period, covering many …

We introduce the revised version of the KOF Globalisation Index, a composite index
measuring globalization for every country in the world along the economic, social and …

We present and describe a new dataset of capital control restrictions on both inflows and
outflows of ten categories of assets for 100 countries over the period 1995 to 2013. Building …

Is there a link between loose monetary conditions, credit growth, house price booms, and
financial instability? This paper analyzes the role of interest rates and credit in driving house …

Globalisation is blamed for many socioeconomic shortcomings. I discuss the consequences
of globalisation by surveying the empirical globalisation literature. My focus is on the KOF …

Despite the burgeoning literature on the globalization-environmental degradation nexus,
this area of empirical interest is still riddled with ambiguity. Thus, based on an extended …