Has Globalization Gone far Enough: The Costs of Fragmented Markets

Has globalization gone far enough? This study will use the underlying data from Purchasing Power Parity Surveys to estimate the potential benefits from fully integrating goods markets among major OECD countries. These data are particularly useful because they are comprehensive and every effort has been made to ensure that they are comparable. Input-output tables will be used to eliminate distribution margins from final goods prices and thereby provide estimates of ex-factory prices. Price differentials will be taken as measures of barriers, and the welfare effects of eliminating these barriers will be estimated in a general equilibrium model. The study will also provide insights into the relative openness of individual OECD countries to the world economy, and the degree to which Europe has become a single market.Robert Z. Lawrence is the author of 'Has Globalization Gone far Enough: The Costs of Fragmented Markets' with ISBN 9780881323498 and ISBN 0881323497.