1. KOF Index of Globalization
http://globalization.kof.ethz.ch/

2. Stopwatch - wwarby

3. changes
over
time
Stopwatch - wwarby

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24. KOF Index of Globalization

25. KOF Index of Globalization
Introduced in 2002

26. KOF Index of Globalization
Introduced in 2002
Swiss Economic Institute / Swiss Federal Institute of Technology

27. KOF Index of Globalization
Introduced in 2002
Swiss Economic Institute / Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
Defines globalization to be ‘a process of creating networks of
connections among actors at multi-continental distances, mediated
through a variety of flows including people, information and ideas,
capital and goods.’

28. KOF Index of Globalization
Introduced in 2002
Swiss Economic Institute / Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
Defines globalization to be ‘a process of creating networks of
connections among actors at multi-continental distances, mediated
through a variety of flows including people, information and ideas,
capital and goods.’
Three dimensions of the KOF Index of Globalization:

29. KOF Index of Globalization
Introduced in 2002
Swiss Economic Institute / Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
Defines globalization to be ‘a process of creating networks of
connections among actors at multi-continental distances, mediated
through a variety of flows including people, information and ideas,
capital and goods.’
Three dimensions of the KOF Index of Globalization:
economic globalization

30. KOF Index of Globalization
Introduced in 2002
Swiss Economic Institute / Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
Defines globalization to be ‘a process of creating networks of
connections among actors at multi-continental distances, mediated
through a variety of flows including people, information and ideas,
capital and goods.’
Three dimensions of the KOF Index of Globalization:
economic globalization
political globalization

31. KOF Index of Globalization
Introduced in 2002
Swiss Economic Institute / Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
Defines globalization to be ‘a process of creating networks of
connections among actors at multi-continental distances, mediated
through a variety of flows including people, information and ideas,
capital and goods.’
Three dimensions of the KOF Index of Globalization:
economic globalization
political globalization
social globalization

32. KOF Index of Globalization
Introduced in 2002
Swiss Economic Institute / Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
Defines globalization to be ‘a process of creating networks of
connections among actors at multi-continental distances, mediated
through a variety of flows including people, information and ideas,
capital and goods.’
Three dimensions of the KOF Index of Globalization:
economic globalization
political globalization
social globalization
Index value closer to 100 > the more globalized the country.

33. Economic Globalization
All that's left ! - pfala

34. KOF Index of Globalization - Economic Globalization

35. KOF Index of Globalization - Economic Globalization
Long distance flows of goods, capital and services.

36. KOF Index of Globalization - Economic Globalization
Long distance flows of goods, capital and services.
Actual economic flows - trade, FDI (foreign direct investment) and
portfolio investment.

37. KOF Index of Globalization - Economic Globalization
Long distance flows of goods, capital and services.
Actual economic flows - trade, FDI (foreign direct investment) and
portfolio investment.
Restrictions to trade and capital - import barriers, mean tariff rates,
taxes on international trade.

38. KOF Index of Globalization - Economic Globalization
Long distance flows of goods, capital and services.
Actual economic flows - trade, FDI (foreign direct investment) and
portfolio investment.
Restrictions to trade and capital - import barriers, mean tariff rates,
taxes on international trade.
Trade (% of GDP)

39. KOF Index of Globalization - Economic Globalization
Long distance flows of goods, capital and services.
Actual economic flows - trade, FDI (foreign direct investment) and
portfolio investment.
Restrictions to trade and capital - import barriers, mean tariff rates,
taxes on international trade.
Trade (% of GDP)
Income payments to Foreign Nationals (% of GDP)

40. KOF Index of Globalization - Economic Globalization
Long distance flows of goods, capital and services.
Actual economic flows - trade, FDI (foreign direct investment) and
portfolio investment.
Restrictions to trade and capital - import barriers, mean tariff rates,
taxes on international trade.
Trade (% of GDP)
Income payments to Foreign Nationals (% of GDP)
Mean Tariff Rate

41. Political Globalization
Haiti Earthquake - United Nations Development Programme

42. KOF Index of Globalization - Political Globalization

43. KOF Index of Globalization - Political Globalization
Number of embassies and high commissions.

44. KOF Index of Globalization - Political Globalization
Number of embassies and high commissions.
Number of international organizations to which a country is a
member.

45. KOF Index of Globalization - Political Globalization
Number of embassies and high commissions.
Number of international organizations to which a country is a
member.
Number of UN peace missions a country participated in.

46. KOF Index of Globalization - Political Globalization
Number of embassies and high commissions.
Number of international organizations to which a country is a
member.
Number of UN peace missions a country participated in.
Number of treaties signed between two or more states.

47. Social Globalization
M like Muslim? - Marco Bellucci

48. KOF Index of Globalization - Social Globalization

49. KOF Index of Globalization - Social Globalization
Personal Contacts

50. KOF Index of Globalization - Social Globalization
Personal Contacts
Direct interaction among people living in different countries

51. KOF Index of Globalization - Social Globalization
Personal Contacts
Direct interaction among people living in different countries
International telecom traffic

52. KOF Index of Globalization - Social Globalization
Personal Contacts
Direct interaction among people living in different countries
International telecom traffic
Degree of tourism

53. KOF Index of Globalization - Social Globalization
Personal Contacts
Direct interaction among people living in different countries
International telecom traffic
Degree of tourism
Information flows

54. KOF Index of Globalization - Social Globalization
Personal Contacts
Direct interaction among people living in different countries
International telecom traffic
Degree of tourism
Information flows
Measure the potential flow of ideas and images

55. KOF Index of Globalization - Social Globalization
Personal Contacts
Direct interaction among people living in different countries
International telecom traffic
Degree of tourism
Information flows
Measure the potential flow of ideas and images
Number of internet users

56. KOF Index of Globalization - Social Globalization
Personal Contacts
Direct interaction among people living in different countries
International telecom traffic
Degree of tourism
Information flows
Measure the potential flow of ideas and images
Number of internet users
Share of households with a television set

57. KOF Index of Globalization - Social Globalization
Personal Contacts
Direct interaction among people living in different countries
International telecom traffic
Degree of tourism
Information flows
Measure the potential flow of ideas and images
Number of internet users
Share of households with a television set
Cultural Proximity

58. KOF Index of Globalization - Social Globalization
Personal Contacts
Direct interaction among people living in different countries
International telecom traffic
Degree of tourism
Information flows
Measure the potential flow of ideas and images
Number of internet users
Share of households with a television set
Cultural Proximity
Imported and exported books

59. KOF Index of Globalization - Social Globalization
Personal Contacts
Direct interaction among people living in different countries
International telecom traffic
Degree of tourism
Information flows
Measure the potential flow of ideas and images
Number of internet users
Share of households with a television set
Cultural Proximity
Imported and exported books
Number of McDonald’s restaurants and IKEA stores

60. KOF Index of Globalization - The Top Ten
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61. KOF Index of Globalization - Globalization in France
As in the previous year, the Globalization Index ranked France in
13th place. The economic, political and social globalization sub-
indices also remained unchanged. In the field of economic
globalization, the country holds a rather modest 34th place. At least,
the previous year's downward trend did not continue. France still
tops the index in terms of political globalization, a position it has
held without interruption since 1998. The country's wealth of
foreign embassies in Paris, its memberships in international
organisations, the extent of its participation in UN peace missions
and the number of international treaties it is party to is unparalleled.

62. KOF Index of Globalization - Globalization in the USA
The USA's ranking on the KOF Index of Globalization dropped one
place to number 27. There has been a slight advance in economic
globalization compared to the previous year. Both the "Actual Flows"
sub-indicator, which includes trade and capital movements, and the
removal of trade restrictions have led to an increase in economic
globalization. All in all, globalization in the USA has stagnated since
the end of the 1990s. Similar to most other industrialised countries,
social globalization in the USA has remained unchanged for several
years now. This is also true for political globalization which was
rising until 1993 and has stagnated since.

63. KOF Index of Globalization - The Bottom Twenty
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64. KOF Index of Globalization - Change over time: Norway
100
75
50
25
0
1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006
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65. KOF Index of Globalization - Change over time: China
100
75
50
25
0
1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006
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66. KOF Index of Globalization - Change over time: Norway and China
China Norway
100
75
50
25
0
1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006
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67. KOF Index of Globalization - Evaluation
Globalization is complex
Regularly collected data?
Does the possession of a television set make a household more
globalized?
Is a country that is proactive in volunteering troops for UN missions
more globalized or are the reasons more complex?
When calculating the index economic globalization is weighted at
37%, social globalization at 39% and political globalization at 25% -
why not a third each?
Which do you think is the ‘weakest’ data set?
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