KOF Index of Globalization

The KOF Index of Globalisation is an index of the degree of globalisation of 122 countries.^[1]^: 29 It was conceived by Axel Dreher at the Konjunkturforschungsstelle of ETH Zurich, in Switzerland. It was first published in 2002, and covered the period from 1970 until that year.^[2]^: 46 A new version of it was published in 2017^[1]^: 29 and 2018.^[3]

The index is based on three principal criteria: economic, political and social.^[2]^: 46 Unlike the Maastricht Globalisation Index, it does not take into account environmental factors.^[1]^: 29

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Axel Dreher, Noel Gaston, Pim Martens (2008). Measuring Globalisation: Gauging Its Consequences. New York: Springer. ISBN 9780387740690.
^ ^a ^b Marco Caselli (2012). Trying to Measure Globalization: Experiences, Critical Issues and Perspectives. Dordrecht; New York: Springer. ISBN 9789400728066.
^ "KOF Globalisation Index". www.kof.ethz.ch. Retrieved 2019-03-15.

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