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Trump’s New Trade Tariffs: A Response to Voters’ Demands?
Author(s) -
Bartesaghi Ignacio,
Melgar Natalia
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
american journal of economics and sociology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.199
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1536-7150
pISSN - 0002-9246
DOI - 10.1111/ajes.12314
Subject(s) - protectionism , demographics , economics , commercial policy , international trade , international economics , sociology , demography
President Trump has dramatically changed U.S. trade policy through the adoption of steep tariffs. We argue in this article that even when there are significant geopolitical reasons, Trump’s actions on trade are a response to internal demands resonant with a long history of protectionism. We provide clear evidence of the impacts of social demographics on U.S. trade policy and show that individuals from capital‐intense regions with high educational attainment tend to support protectionism.