Political Reaction to Economic Globalization

• In Event: Domestic Politics and U.S. Trade Policy

Brief Overview

Rhetoric toward economic globalization has generally changed over time among US congressional members. In this paper I propose a measure of congressional stance toward economic globalization and test demand side theories for protectionist rhetoric.

Authors

• Muhammed Kafi Cifci, Pennsylvania State University-University Park

• Bruce A. Desmarais, Pennsylvania State University

• Burt L. Monroe, Pennsylvania State University-University Park

• Bumba Mukherjee, Pennsylvania State University-University Park