Depression of the deprived or eroding enthusiasm of the elites: What has shifted the support for international trade?

Local Global Watchdogs: Trade, Sourcing and the Internationalization of Social Activism

“…The key difference to the above papers is our object of study: While models of international sourcing and multinational production stop at the analysis of international trade flows, we take the analysis a step further and analyze how these trade flows shape international social activism. Our work also connects to research in International Trade and related fields that analyzes the growing discontent with economic globalization, the so-called "globalization backlash" (Colantone, Ottaviano & Stanig 2021;Harms & Schwab 2020). This includes, among others, studies on trade and inequality (e.g., Helpman, Itskhoki &Redding 2010 andKreickemeier 2012), trade and the environment (e.g., Copeland & Taylor 1994 and, also using a gravity framework, Aichele & Felbermayr 2015), "fair" and "unfair" trade (e.g., Richardson &Stähler 2014 andZavala 2020) or the influence of lobbies on Free Trade Agreements (e.g., Blanga-Gubbay, Conconi & Parenti 2021).…”

Exposure to FDI and attitudes towards multinational enterprises: Do M&A matter?

“…This is because their presence not only reflects an international capital flow and a likely change in countries' comparative advantage but also implies other types of economic flows, including an income re‐distributional effect for specific population groups. In particular, FDI may stimulate intrafirm trade, which is trade occurring within the boundaries of a single multinational firm and takes place between its subsidiaries, that constitutes a large part of total world trade, spur economic development brings new technological knowledge, and create new jobs or eliminate existing ones (Harms & Schwab, 2020; Pandya, 2010). These effects can generate a process of income redistribution within recipient countries as foreign firms create additional labour demands when they hire local labour, causing a rise in the wages of skilled labour.…”

“…The recent literature notes the effects of individuals' characteristics on the perception of MNE presence. Although the attitude towards trade policy preferences has been investigated quite extensively (e.g., Blonigen, 2011; Harms & Schwab, 2020), less attention has been paid to the attitude that individuals may display towards MNE combined with the degree of penetration at the occupation‐country level. Furthermore, as Walter (2017) states, the distributional effects have been mainly analysed in terms of trade flows, following Owen and Johnston (2017) who started this stream of literature.…”

Collective Memories on the 2010 European Debt Crisis

“…Citizens with a high education tend to favor trade openness and globalization to a larger extent than citizens with a low education. See, for example,Mayda and Rodrik (2005),Harms and Schwab (2018),Harms and Schwab (2020) andEgger and Fischer (2020).4 Bailouts were also negatively associated with satisfaction with democracy (seeSchraff and Schimmelpfennig (2019)). …”