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POLITICAL AFFILIATION AND PERCEPTIONS OF TRADE: EXAMINING SURVEY DATA FROM THE STATE OF GEORGIA
Author(s) -
WHITE ROGER,
CLARK RICHARD
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
contemporary economic policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.454
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1465-7287
pISSN - 1074-3529
DOI - 10.1111/j.1465-7287.2008.00112.x
Subject(s) - politics , state (computer science) , perception , survey data collection , economics , political economy , political science , identification (biology) , psychology , law , botany , biology , statistics , mathematics , algorithm , neuroscience , computer science
We examine the influences of political party affiliation and self‐identification as politically conservative, centrist, or liberal on individuals’ trade preferences. Majority support for trade is reported for all political classifications, with Republicans found to be 13.7%–15.1% more likely than Democrats and independents to support trade. Similarly, conservatives are 14.8%–21% more likely to support trade than are centrists and liberals; however, distinctions exist between “very conservative” and “somewhat conservative” cohorts. ( JEL F13)