The influence of sociotropic judgment on public perceptions of trade liberalization : distributional judgment and institutional factors

This dissertation sheds new light on the question of why some individuals and some countries are more protectionist than others, by applying findings from public opinion studies to the topic. More specifically, by addressing the gap between the predictions of economic trade theories and the finding...

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Main Author: Lee, Hyunji
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/37090