Risk, Government and Globalization: International Survey Evidence /

This paper uses international survey data to document two stylized facts. First, risk aversion is associated with anti-trade attitudes. Second, this effect is smaller in countries with greater levels of government expenditure. The paper thus provides evidence for the microeconomic underpinnings of t...

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Risk, Government and Globalization
1. Verfasser:
Mayda, Anna Maria
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National Bureau of Economic Research
Weitere Verfasser:
O'Rourke, Kevin H., Sinnott, Richard
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 2007.
Zusammenfassung:
This paper uses international survey data to document two stylized facts. First, risk aversion is associated with anti-trade attitudes. Second, this effect is smaller in countries with greater levels of government expenditure. The paper thus provides evidence for the microeconomic underpinnings of the argument associated with Ruggie (1982), Rodrik (1998) and others that government spending can bolster support for globalization by reducing the risk associated with it in the minds of voters.
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1 online resource: illustrations (black and white);
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April 2007.
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