Mass Public Opinions Toward Trade Balances: Mercantilism 2.0

• In Event: Public Attitudes Toward Globalization

Brief Overview

My paper argues that the power transition reinvigorates the appeal of intuitive trade balance beliefs. My findings from survey experiments in the U.S. and China highlight the importance of seemingly passé mercantilist ideas.

Author

• Tanja Schweinberger, University of Geneva