Rural-Urban Divide on Protectionism: The Social-Context Approach

• In Event: Politics of Trade Shocks

Brief Overview

Rural residents tend to hold distinct opinions from urban counterparts as (i) they interact with workers in rural industries, and (ii) rural local media tends to side with such industries. We tested these hypotheses with recent survey data in Japan.

Authors

• Hirofumi Kawaguchi, The University of Tokyo

• Ikuma Ogura, Georgetown University