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Ed Mansfield (Penn, presenter) and Omer Solodoch (Hebrew University of Jerusalem), “Pandemic Protectionism: COVID-19 and the Rise of Public Opposition to Trade”
Ed Mansfield (Penn, presenter) and Omer Solodoch (Hebrew University of Jerusalem), “Pandemic Protectionism: COVID-19 and the Rise of Public Opposition to Trade”
Abstract: How did the COVID-19 pandemic affect public attitudes toward international trade? In this study, we argue that the pandemic promoted protectionist sentiment in the United States. Based on cross-sectional and panel data, we find a substantial increase in Americans’ opposition to trade following the outbreak of the pandemic. This heightened opposition was both long-lasting […]