PART I: Economic Globalization and Cross-Societal Cultural Differences 1. A Movement towards Greater Integration of the Global Economy 2. Variation in Public Opinion of International Trade: A First Look at Cultural Distance 3. Expected Winners and Losers: Economic Effects and Public Opinion Survey Responses PART II: Modeling the Determinants of Public Opinion 4. A Primer on the Measurement of Cross-societal Cultural Differences 5. An Empirical Model of the Determinants of Public Opinion on Economic Globalization PART III: The Influences of Cultural Distance on Public Opinion towards Aspects of Economic Globalization 6. Lessons from Six European Host Countries: Does Cultural Distance Influence Opinions on Immigration? 7. Cross-societal Cultural Differences and the Shaping of Opinions on International Trade 8.

Public Opinion on Foreign Direct Investment Inflows: Variation in the Importance of Cultural Distance by Relative Economic Development PART IV: Implications and Opportunities 9. The Determinants of Public Opinion on Economic Globalization and the Influence of Cultural Differences: A Summary of Findings 10. Some Final Thoughts and Motivation for Additional Examination.