Globalization and the poor -- a look at the evidence | Krisztina Kis-Katos | TEDxStuttgart

[Music] [Applause] today I'm going to talk about emotions and opinions but additionally I'm also going to talk about statistical evidence and I'm going to argue that statistical evidence is especially important whenever we are thinking about issues that raise very strong emotions in us so first let's start with emotions when you hear the

world globalization what are the images that come to your mind do you think of huge containerships going around the world and shipping tons and tons of goods do you think of Financial Centers operating Around the Clock or do you think as I do of shiny shopping malls in Southeast Asia well stocked on Western Brands the

products for which have been produced somewhere nearby or does the bir rather remind you of mass protests does it make you feel concerned concerned about environmental damages or concerned about shocking working conditions in spat shops producing for the world market Market all of us have very different pictures in our mind some of them rather neutral or even

optimistic others more likely negatively charged from all this I would like to restrict or constraint your attention to one major element of globalization which is international trade and I would like to make you think about International Trade I would assume yet that you do not have very strong views on it actually I

would think that only one person out of every 10 sitting in this theater would think that the growing trade and business languages of Germany with the rest of the world are rather a bad thing the other nine would consider them sort of or even very good now by saying this I potentially just made a major mistake I use National