How We Talk When We Talk about Trade: What Language Tells Us About The Effect of Education on Trade Attitudes

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Brief Overview

Why do college graduates support trade? We answer this question using a text analysis of open-ended survey data to characterize how college educated individuals’ talk about their trade policy preferences.

Authors

• Jane Lawrence Sumner, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

• Andrew Kerner, Michigan State University