Measuring Globalization When It Is Needed the Most: A Long-Run Analysis

Sebastian Franco Bedoya
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No 10451, Policy Research Working Paper Series from The World Bank

Abstract: This paper studies globalization dynamics over 1965–2021. Based on the definition that refers to globalization as an extension beyond national borders of the same market forces that operate at all levels of economic activity, the paper is able to determine where the world economy stands compared to the 1960s. The results show that the world economy has not entered an era of deglobalization and that China’s role as one of the globalization leaders started in the mid-1980s. Also, contrary to what the tradeto- GDP ratio suggests, it is shown that China has outperformed the world economy since then. This paper builds on recent contributions in the structural gravity literature and adopts a long-run perspective to offer an analytical toolkit for the current debate around globalization dynamics. The methodology and empirical results provide deep insights across countries and sectors, showing that country-specific events are intuitively captured and illustrating how to disentangle the role of factors like trade agreements.

Date: 2023-05-23
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