KOF Globalisation Index
Main content
The KOF Globalisation Index measures the economic, social and political dimensions of globalisation. Globalisation in the economic, social and political fields has been on the rise since the 1970s, receiving a particular boost after the end of the Cold War.
How to cite the Index
When using the current version of this data, please cite:
Gygli, Savina, Florian Haelg, Niklas Potrafke and Jan-Egbert Sturm (2019): The KOF Globalisation Index – Revisited, Review of International Organizations, 14(3), 543-574 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11558-019-09344-2call_made.
Please cite as original contribution introducing the KOF Globalisation Index:
Dreher, Axel (2006): Does Globalization Affect Growth? Evidence from a new Index of Globalizationcall_made, Applied Economics 38, 10: 1091-1110.
Literature overview
An extensive literature overview of papers using previous versions of this index can be found in:
Potrafke, Niklas (2015): The Evidence on Globalizationcall_made, The World Economy 38(3), 509-552.