This chapter provides a synthesis of the work undertaken by the Economics Department on the economic effects of globalisation, while also draws on other OECD and non-OECD research.1 It begins with an overview of the main trends that have characterised the globalisation process. The second section then describes its potential effects on employment and wages. Globalisation also has had an impact on inflation and has been accompanied by distinctive trends in international capital flows, which are discussed in the third section. The chapter concludes by examining the benefits and challenges that globalisation creates for economic policy.