Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-26T20:48:59Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Elcio Mitsuhiro Ito.pdf: 840981 bytes, checksum: 47ca5e0b9bbf2d22790cfd1c3800a15e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-12-21 / This research analyzes the development of the financial integration in the euro area, a decisive process for the consolidation of the new common currency and the European Union itself. Since the beginning of the monetary union process, it was assigned to the financial integration the fundamental role for the countries to extract the maximum benefits from the monetary union with the least cost possible. Given the low labor mobility and lack of fiscal coordination within the euro zone, the financial integration received special attention as a mechanism to soften macroeconomic asymmetric shocks via reallocation of resources among segments and companies in the financial markets. Moreover, financial integration allows a more efficient transmission of monetary policies and also allows risk sharing within the monetary union. As a result, new members to the European Union do not necessarily need to wait to have symmetric business cycles before joining the euro. This research presents a selective review of main studies about measuring of financial integration and its current situation in the various segments of the financial markets in the euro area. We conclude that material improvements in the financial integration have been achieved after 10 years of the euro however further challenges are still present mainly in the stock market and retail banking sectors. The recent financial turmoil, which was originated in the U.S. during mid 2007, has resulted in inflexion of the trend in some financial integration indicators but it is still premature to affirm whether this is a trend reversal or a temporary movement / A dissertação analisa o desenvolvimento da integração financeira na área do euro, processo decisivo para a consolidação da nova moeda e da própria União Européia. Prevista desde o início do processo de unificação monetária, foi atribuído à integração financeira papel fundamental para que os países do bloco consigam obter o,máximo de benefícios da união monetária, com o menor custo possível. Diante da baixa mobilidade do mercado de trabalho e das dificuldades para a coordenação políticas fiscais na Europa do euro, a integração financeira ganhou destaque como um caminho para atenuar e suavizar os choques macroeconômicos assimétricos, por meio da realocação de recursos entre setores e empresas nos mercados financeiros. Além disso, a integração do mercado financeiro possibilita a transmissão mais eficiente da política monetária única e permite a diversificação de risco dentro de área monetária. Uma decorrência importante é que novos países da comunidade européia não precisariam esperar necessariamente por uma maior simetria dos ciclos de negócios para se unirem ao euro. A dissertação apresenta uma revisão dos principais referenciais sobre mensuração da integração financeira e seu atual estágio nos diversos segmentos dos mercados da área do euro. Conclui-se que houve avanços importantes na integração financeira em vários mercados ao longo de dez anos, maiores dificuldades para o avanço da integração em alguns deles, em especial o mercado de ações e o mercado bancário de varejo. A recente crise financeira mundial, que se originou nos Estados Unidos em meados de 2007, reverteu a tendência de alguns indicadores de integração financeira, mas é prematuro afirmar se a reversão de tendência se manterá ou se há apenas uma retração temporária

Este trabalho tem como objetivo investigar e analisar a evolução do grau de integração financeira do Brasil com os mercados de capitais internacionais a partir da década de noventa. O conceito de integração financeira fraca é adotado por meio da relação da paridade coberta de juros (PCJ) e o conceito de integração forte é usado a partir da relação de paridade descoberta de juros (PDJ). As condições de não arbitragem foram estimadas usando os modelos de parâmetros fixos e de parâmetros variando no tempo. A importância de estimar parâmetros variáveis ao longo do tempo deve-se ao fato de que várias mudanças na legislação de capitais estrangeiros ocorreram no período amostral. Além disso, os planos de estabilização, as crises monetárias e financeiras e a mudança de regime cambial devem ter mostrado algum efeito sobre o comportamento das paridades de juros. Como outra possibilidade, estudam-se os possíveis fatores pull e push relevantes na explicação dos fluxos de entrada de capitais estrangeiros. Os resultados indicaram que existe um grau de integração financeira intermediário tanto no sentido fraco como forte. Os desvios da PDJ sugerem a presença de um prêmio de risco país e de um prêmio de risco da moeda relevantes nas arbitragens de juros. A aplicação do filtro de Kalman nas equações da PCJ e da PDJ mostrou evidências de variação nos parâmetros, observando-se mudanças bruscas como graduais ao longo do tempo. A PCJ mostrou uma mudança no início de 1991 que pode estar associado ao período de abertura da conta de capital brasileira. Foi também possível observar dois momentos de quebras estruturais na evolução PDJ. Além disso, um aumento no diferencial de juros interno e externo produziu uma desvalorização excessiva na taxa de câmbio no momentos de crescimento na incerteza no mercado de divisas. Com a introdução do Plano Real, os resultados apontaram que os investimentos estrangeiros foram realizados com prêmios de risco país e da moeda mais elevado relativamente aos outros anos da década. Por fim, os resultados mostraram as influências de fatores push como de fatores pull nas decisões de investimento no Brasil. / This work aims to investigate and to analyze the evolution of the degree of financial integration between Brazilian capital market and the international capital markets throughout nineties. The concept of weak financial integration is employed in relation to the covered parity of interests (CPI) and the concept of strong financial integration is used to uncovered parity of interests (UPI). The condition of non-arbitrage has been evaluated using the models of both fixed and varying in time parameters. The importance of evaluating variable parameters during the time is due to the fact that some change in the legislation of foreign capitals has occurred in the studied period. Moreover, the plans of stabilization, the monetary and financial crises and the change of exchange regime may have had some effects on the behavior of the interest parities. As another possibility, the study analyzes the pull and push relevant factors to explain foreign capital inflows. The results indicated that there is an intermediary degree of financial integration in both concepts; weak and strong financial integration. The deviations of the CPI have indicated that there are barriers to the mobility of capital and free-risk exceeding gains to those invest in Brazilian bonds compared to North-American bonds. The deviations of the UPI have pointed out the presence of a premium of country risk and premium of currency risk on the interest arbitrage. The use of the Kalman filter in the equations of the CPI and the UPI showed evidence of varying in the parameters. Theses changes might be strong and gradual during the time. The CPI changed in the beginning of 1991 significantly which can be associated to the period of Brazilian opening capital account. It was also possible to observe two structural breakdowns in the UPI series. Moreover, an increase in differential between internal and external interests created an extreme depreciation in the exchange rate during the period that uncertainties in the exchange market raised. After implementation of Real Plan, the results indicated that the foreign investments had been carried through country risk premium and currency risk premium relatively higher than to the other years of the decade. Finally, the results have shown the influences of push and pull factors in the decisions of investment in Brazilian economy.

Este trabalho tem como objetivo investigar e analisar a evolução do grau de integração financeira do Brasil com os mercados de capitais internacionais a partir da década de noventa. O conceito de integração financeira fraca é adotado por meio da relação da paridade coberta de juros (PCJ) e o conceito de integração forte é usado a partir da relação de paridade descoberta de juros (PDJ). As condições de não arbitragem foram estimadas usando os modelos de parâmetros fixos e de parâmetros variando no tempo. A importância de estimar parâmetros variáveis ao longo do tempo deve-se ao fato de que várias mudanças na legislação de capitais estrangeiros ocorreram no período amostral. Além disso, os planos de estabilização, as crises monetárias e financeiras e a mudança de regime cambial devem ter mostrado algum efeito sobre o comportamento das paridades de juros. Como outra possibilidade, estudam-se os possíveis fatores pull e push relevantes na explicação dos fluxos de entrada de capitais estrangeiros. Os resultados indicaram que existe um grau de integração financeira intermediário tanto no sentido fraco como forte. Os desvios da PDJ sugerem a presença de um prêmio de risco país e de um prêmio de risco da moeda relevantes nas arbitragens de juros. A aplicação do filtro de Kalman nas equações da PCJ e da PDJ mostrou evidências de variação nos parâmetros, observando-se mudanças bruscas como graduais ao longo do tempo. A PCJ mostrou uma mudança no início de 1991 que pode estar associado ao período de abertura da conta de capital brasileira. Foi também possível observar dois momentos de quebras estruturais na evolução PDJ. Além disso, um aumento no diferencial de juros interno e externo produziu uma desvalorização excessiva na taxa de câmbio no momentos de crescimento na incerteza no mercado de divisas. Com a introdução do Plano Real, os resultados apontaram que os investimentos estrangeiros foram realizados com prêmios de risco país e da moeda mais elevado relativamente aos outros anos da década. Por fim, os resultados mostraram as influências de fatores push como de fatores pull nas decisões de investimento no Brasil. / This work aims to investigate and to analyze the evolution of the degree of financial integration between Brazilian capital market and the international capital markets throughout nineties. The concept of weak financial integration is employed in relation to the covered parity of interests (CPI) and the concept of strong financial integration is used to uncovered parity of interests (UPI). The condition of non-arbitrage has been evaluated using the models of both fixed and varying in time parameters. The importance of evaluating variable parameters during the time is due to the fact that some change in the legislation of foreign capitals has occurred in the studied period. Moreover, the plans of stabilization, the monetary and financial crises and the change of exchange regime may have had some effects on the behavior of the interest parities. As another possibility, the study analyzes the pull and push relevant factors to explain foreign capital inflows. The results indicated that there is an intermediary degree of financial integration in both concepts; weak and strong financial integration. The deviations of the CPI have indicated that there are barriers to the mobility of capital and free-risk exceeding gains to those invest in Brazilian bonds compared to North-American bonds. The deviations of the UPI have pointed out the presence of a premium of country risk and premium of currency risk on the interest arbitrage. The use of the Kalman filter in the equations of the CPI and the UPI showed evidence of varying in the parameters. Theses changes might be strong and gradual during the time. The CPI changed in the beginning of 1991 significantly which can be associated to the period of Brazilian opening capital account. It was also possible to observe two structural breakdowns in the UPI series. Moreover, an increase in differential between internal and external interests created an extreme depreciation in the exchange rate during the period that uncertainties in the exchange market raised. After implementation of Real Plan, the results indicated that the foreign investments had been carried through country risk premium and currency risk premium relatively higher than to the other years of the decade. Finally, the results have shown the influences of push and pull factors in the decisions of investment in Brazilian economy.

The study investigated the impact of regional financial integration on financial development with specific focus on the SADC protocols on trade and finance and investment. A total of 14 countries made up the study sample and the panel cointegration fully modified ordinary least squares model alongside the GMM were used to estimate the nature of impact. Study findings showed regional integration through the protocol on trade had a positive and significant impact on size and efficiency of the banking sector using the FMOLS estimator. GMM estimations for the same variables were largely insignificant. The results also showed a positive impact of the trade protocol on stock market capitalization but a negative and insignificant impact on stock turnover. The finance and investment protocol had a negative and insignificant relationship with broad money and a positive and significant impact on private sector credit for both estimators. The protocol was found to have had no significant effect on stock market development. The impact of the finance protocol was not significant enough to be detected in global integration measures, implying their implementation may not have significantly improved global integration for SADC countries. The study also uncovered the complimentary relationship between institutional quality and social capital in the financial development process and recommended the development of outward looking integration policies which focus on regional integration with the outside world. / Business Management / D. Com. (Business Management)

Este trabalho tem como objetivo investigar e analisar a evolução do grau de integração financeira do Brasil com os mercados de capitais internacionais a partir da década de noventa. O conceito de integração financeira fraca é adotado por meio da relação da paridade coberta de juros (PCJ) e o conceito de integração forte é usado a partir da relação de paridade descoberta de juros (PDJ). As condições de não arbitragem foram estimadas usando os modelos de parâmetros fixos e de parâmetros variando no tempo. A importância de estimar parâmetros variáveis ao longo do tempo deve-se ao fato de que várias mudanças na legislação de capitais estrangeiros ocorreram no período amostral. Além disso, os planos de estabilização, as crises monetárias e financeiras e a mudança de regime cambial devem ter mostrado algum efeito sobre o comportamento das paridades de juros. Como outra possibilidade, estudam-se os possíveis fatores pull e push relevantes na explicação dos fluxos de entrada de capitais estrangeiros. Os resultados indicaram que existe um grau de integração financeira intermediário tanto no sentido fraco como forte. Os desvios da PDJ sugerem a presença de um prêmio de risco país e de um prêmio de risco da moeda relevantes nas arbitragens de juros. A aplicação do filtro de Kalman nas equações da PCJ e da PDJ mostrou evidências de variação nos parâmetros, observando-se mudanças bruscas como graduais ao longo do tempo. A PCJ mostrou uma mudança no início de 1991 que pode estar associado ao período de abertura da conta de capital brasileira. Foi também possível observar dois momentos de quebras estruturais na evolução PDJ. Além disso, um aumento no diferencial de juros interno e externo produziu uma desvalorização excessiva na taxa de câmbio no momentos de crescimento na incerteza no mercado de divisas. Com a introdução do Plano Real, os resultados apontaram que os investimentos estrangeiros foram realizados com prêmios de risco país e da moeda mais elevado relativamente aos outros anos da década. Por fim, os resultados mostraram as influências de fatores push como de fatores pull nas decisões de investimento no Brasil. / This work aims to investigate and to analyze the evolution of the degree of financial integration between Brazilian capital market and the international capital markets throughout nineties. The concept of weak financial integration is employed in relation to the covered parity of interests (CPI) and the concept of strong financial integration is used to uncovered parity of interests (UPI). The condition of non-arbitrage has been evaluated using the models of both fixed and varying in time parameters. The importance of evaluating variable parameters during the time is due to the fact that some change in the legislation of foreign capitals has occurred in the studied period. Moreover, the plans of stabilization, the monetary and financial crises and the change of exchange regime may have had some effects on the behavior of the interest parities. As another possibility, the study analyzes the pull and push relevant factors to explain foreign capital inflows. The results indicated that there is an intermediary degree of financial integration in both concepts; weak and strong financial integration. The deviations of the CPI have indicated that there are barriers to the mobility of capital and free-risk exceeding gains to those invest in Brazilian bonds compared to North-American bonds. The deviations of the UPI have pointed out the presence of a premium of country risk and premium of currency risk on the interest arbitrage. The use of the Kalman filter in the equations of the CPI and the UPI showed evidence of varying in the parameters. Theses changes might be strong and gradual during the time. The CPI changed in the beginning of 1991 significantly which can be associated to the period of Brazilian opening capital account. It was also possible to observe two structural breakdowns in the UPI series. Moreover, an increase in differential between internal and external interests created an extreme depreciation in the exchange rate during the period that uncertainties in the exchange market raised. After implementation of Real Plan, the results indicated that the foreign investments had been carried through country risk premium and currency risk premium relatively higher than to the other years of the decade. Finally, the results have shown the influences of push and pull factors in the decisions of investment in Brazilian economy.

Dans cette thèse, nous proposons quatre contributions originales à l'étude de l'intégration monétaire et financière des pays asiatiques.Dans le premier chapitre nous déterminons la sensibilité relative des devises asiatiques (ASEAN-5, Corée du Sud) face aux chocs simulés sur le dollar, l'euro et l'ACU. Nous mettons en évidence la volonté de ces pays de se détourner d'une politique de change exclusivement centrée sur le dollar vers une politique plus flexible, où le poids de l'ACU semble avoir gagné en importance.Le deuxième chapitre met l'accent sur la synchronisation entre les cycles des affaires de l'ASEAN-5. Nous montrons que la corrélation entre les cycles est plus forte durant les phases de contraction mais que la dynamique d'ajustement est propre à chaque pays. Par ailleurs, certains cycles des affaires de l'ASEAN-5 contiennent des informations pertinentes pour prédire les changements de régime des autres pays.Le troisième chapitre examine le co-mouvement entre les taux de change réels de l'ASEAN-5 du point de vue de la parité de pouvoir d'achat généralisé (Enders and Hurns, 1994, 1997). Nous montrons que les taux de change réels sont liés par un processus à mémoire longue, ce qui soutient l'idée d'une intégration monétaire plus poussée entre différents sous-groupes de pays. Enfin dans le dernier chapitre, nous examinons le degré d'intégration des marchés boursiers en Asie (ASEAN-5, Hong Kong, Japon). Nos résultats montrent que la volatilité des marchés boursiers internationaux partagent une tendance stochastique commune. En revanche, les marchés boursiers des pays émergents apparaissent encore segmentés tant au niveau global que régional. / This thesis proposes four contributions to the study of Asian monetary and financial integration.The first chapter examines to what extent the East Asian exchange rates (ASEAN-5, South Korea) are sensitive to shocks simulated on the US dollar, the euro and the ACU. We show that these countries have moved from a US dollar-based pegging system to a more flexible exchange rate policy, where the weight of the ACU has increased over the last years. The second chapter attempts to analyze the correlation among the ASEAN-5 business cycles. Estimates reveal that correlations are higher during downturns but the process of adjustment to shocks displays idiosyncratic features. We also provide evidence that the signals contained in some leading ASEAN-5 business cycles help predict regime switching in other countries. The third chapter examines the co-movement among the ASEAN-5 real exchange rates through the generalized purchasing power parity (Enders and Hurns, 1994, 1997). We find that real exchange rates are tied through a long memory process, supporting further monetary integration among different sub-groups of the ASEAN-5.In the last chapter, we investigate to what extent the stock markets in Asia (Hong Kong, Japan, ASEAN-5) are integrated. Our results reveal that the stock market volatilities in developed countries share a common stochastic trend. Conversely, emerging markets appear to be segmented from both each other and global markets.

Cette thèse analyse la faisabilité d'une union monétaire en Asie de l'Est dans une vision dynamique et utilise les outils appropriés qui correspondent à l'histoire de l'économie régionale de la région. A partir de la littérature de la ZMO, nous testons quatre critères où chaqu'un d'eux sera traiter dans un chapitre. Dans le premier chapitre, nous présentons un fait stylisé pour différents arrangements financiers régionaux. Suite à la littérature existence, nous testons la dynamique de l'intégration financière par le biais de l'interdépendance des marchés boursiers. Le deuxième chapitre présente des perspectives à long terme des taux de change en Asie de l'Est avec une recommandation de la politique de ciblage d'inflation comme une politique monétaire régionale. L'adoption de cette politique assure un équilibre interne et maintient la stabilité de la compétitivité par la stabilité du taux de change. Nous étudions la synchronisation des cycles à l'Asie de l'Est au troisième chapitre. Une nouvelle mesure de la synchronisation des cycles économiques fondés sur l'analyse spectrale a été introduite. Notre méthodologie empirique renforce ceux des chapitres précédents qui prouvent une intégration économique croissante dans la région essentiellement durant cette dernière décennie. Le dernier chapitre examine la réaction d'un choc externe et un choc monétaire aux différents dates pour certaines économies de l'Asie de l'Est. / This thesis analyzes the feasibility of a monetary union in East Asia in a dynamic view and employ the appropriate tools which are close to the specific way of the regional economy trajectory in the region. Starting from OCA literature, we test four main criteria in four separate chapter. In the first chapter, we present a stylized fact for different regional financial arrangement. Following existence literature, we test dynamic of financial integration through stock market index interdependence proxy. The second Chapter presents long term perspective of exchange rate in East Asia with a recommendation of Inflation Targeting policy as a common regional monetary policy. The adoption of such policy insures an internal equilibrium and maintains stability of competitiveness through the stability of exchange rate. We investigate in the third Chapter business cycles synchronization in East Asia. A new measure of business cycle synchronization based on spectral analysis has been introduced. Our empirical methodology reinforces previous chapter finds of a clear economic integration in the region for the last decade. The last Chapter thoroughly investigates the reaction of an external shock and a monetary shock at different period for some East Asia economies.

This dissertation concentrates on the interplay between politics and financial markets using various empirical tools applied on historical financial statistics. The first essay examines the effect of stock transaction taxation on trading activity and asset prices, specifically focusing on the case of early 20th century Sweden. The main finding is that the tax substantially reduced trading as well as the level of asset prices. In the second essay, modern ex post historical writing is contrasted with the ex ante views of contemporaries which are estimated from historical price data. The specific case study is the events around World War II related to the Nordic countries and Germany. The comparisons point out considerable differences between the assessments of historical events in the ex post and ex ante approaches. The third essay is an empirical study of price controls on asset price movements and how these controls affect asset returns. The study finds that the controls have large significant effects which even may influence estimates of the long-run equity premium. Altogether, this raises concerns about the use of century-long series of asset returns without correcting for the impact of institutional variation and market constraints. Finally, the fourth essay examines the growth effects of international financial liberalization and integration using a large country- industry sample from the 1980s. The main result is that industries highly dependent on external financing do not experience higher value added growth in countries with liberalized financial markets. Liberalization does, however, increase the growth rates of both output and firm creation among externally dependent industries. These results are consistent both with increased competition and increased outsourcing. / <p>Diss. (sammanfattning) Stockholm : Handelshögskolan, 2003</p>

Cette thèse traite des interactions entre les sphères financière et réelle de l'économie. Elle se compose de quatre chapitres. Dans les deux premiers chapitres, nous étudions l'existence et les fluctuations d'une bulle spéculative rationnelle, comme source de la volatilité des prix d'actifs, en prenant en compte les imperfections financières dans la modélisation des choix des ménages. L'existence d'un choix de portefeuille et de frictions financières favorisent l'émergence des fluctuations d'une bulle et des cycles économiques endogènes. Dans un tel contexte, nous analysons le rôle stabilisateur des politiques fiscales et/ou monétaires. Dans le chapitre 1, nous montrons qu'une politique monétaire répondant aux prix des actifs permet de stabiliser l'économie dans son ensemble. Dans le chapitre 2, nous comparons les vertus stabilisatrices d'un impôt progressif sur le revenu de capital à celles d'une politique monétaire régie par une règle de Taylor. Nous montrons qu'un impôt progressif sur le capital permet de stabiliser l'économie en réduisant la probabilité d'apparition des fluctuations endogènes, alors qu'une règle de Taylor a des vertus stabilisatrices mitigées. Nous étudions, dans le chapitre 3, l'existence de bulles rationnelles dans une économie ouverte à deux pays et la transmission internationale de leur éclatement. L'éclatement de la bulle dans un pays se transmet nécessairement à l'autre pays. L'effet de l'éclatement peut être positif ou négatif sur l'autre pays. Dans le chapitre 4, nous analysons le rôle de l'hétérogénéité sur la dynamique des prix d'actifs et les inégalités lorsque les agents ont des préférences pour la richesse. / This thesis deals with the interplay between the financial and real sectors of the economy. This thesis consists of four chapters. In the first two chapters, we study the existence and endogenous fluctuations of rational speculative bubbles, as a source of volatility in asset prices, taking into account the financial imperfections at the household level. We argue that the existence of a portfolio choice and financial frictions promote the emergence of bubble fluctuations and endogenous business cycles. In this context, we analyze the stabilizing role of fiscal and/or monetary policies. In Chapter 1, we show that a monetary policy responding to asset prices can stabilize the economy as a whole. In Chapter 2, we compare the stabilizing virtues of a progressive taxation on capital income with those of a monetary policy managed by a Taylor rule. We show that a progressive taxation on capital may rule out endogenous fluctuations, whereas a monetary policy under a Taylor rule has a mitigated stabilizing role. In Chapter 3, we study, the existence of rational bubbles in a two-country economy, and the international transmission of their bursting. A bubble bursting in a country necessarily transmits to the othercountry. The effect of a bubble crash in one country onthe bubble issued by the other country can be positive or negative. In Chapter 4, we analyze the role of heterogeneity on the dynamics of asset prices and inequalities when economic agents have preferences for wealth. Heterogeneity in preferences, but also in income, can heighten social inequalities and increase the asset price in the long run, but also promote asset price volatility in the short run.

Cette thèse s’applique à explorer dans quelle mesure et par quels mécanismes lamondialisation, au travers de ses différentes composantes, impacte la santé des travailleurseuropéens. Dans une première partie, nous exposons les conséquences socio-économiques de cephénomène. Dans une deuxième partie, nous montrons que l’exposition concurrentielleinternationale constitue un facteur de risque pour la santé des travailleurs non qualifiés. Lesfacteurs individuels et organisationnels sont néanmoins les plus à même d’expliquer la prévalencede troubles physiques et mentaux chez l’ensemble des travailleurs. La mondialisation impliqueaussi de nouvelles pratiques organisationnelles liées à l’internationalisation des firmes, une autrefacette de la mondialisation. Nous soulignons que les travailleurs doivent ainsi trouver lesressources nécessaires pour rester attractifs dans ce monde en perpétuelle évolution. Dans unetroisième partie, nous exposons que la mondialisation favorise le développement des activités deservices dans les pays industrialisés. En parallèle, l'organisation de type "lean" est mise en placedans ces secteurs et la pression concurrentielle s’accroit. Ces changements impactent les conditionsde réalisation du travail. Dans ce contexte, la santé se trouve dégradée par des facteurs de risqueen évolution, parmi eux l’intensité du travail liées aux relations interpersonnelles. Enfin, nousmontrons que la Responsabilité Sociale de l’Entreprise apparait comme une solution dont lesentreprises peuvent s’emparer pour améliorer la santé de leurs travailleurs et par conséquent, leurperformance sociale et financière. / This thesis aims at exploring to what extent globalization, through its diversecomponents, impacts the health of European workers. In a first part, we expose the socio-economicconsequences of this multi-faceted phenomenon. In a second part, we show that internationalcompetition, one of the essential components of globalization, is a risk factor for non-skilledworkers. Nevertheless, individual and organizational factors are the most likely to explain mentaland physical disorders prevalence in the population as a whole. Globalization also implies newpractices linked to firms’ internationalization strategy, another component of globalization. Weunderline that workers must acquire the skills to stay attractive in a constantly changing worldand they do not find much support in their companies. In a third part, we show that globalizationenhances the surge of the service sector in industrialized countries. In addition, the leanmanagement is implemented in those sectors and competitive pressure increases. These changesimpact the way the work is performed. Within this context, the health of workers deterioratesbecause they are exposed to changing risk factors, among them: intense of work related tointerpersonal relationships. Finally, we find that the Corporate Social Responsibility comes as ananswer to improve workers’ health and as a consequence, firms’ social and financial performance.