Discussion paper

DP6351 Why Are People More Pro-trade Than Pro-migration?

I analyze individual attitudes towards trade and immigration in comparative terms. I find that individuals are on average more pro-trade than pro-immigration across several countries. I identify a key source of this difference: the cleavage in trade preferences, absent in immigration attitudes, between individuals working in traded as opposed to non-traded sectors.

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Citation

Mayda, A (2007), ‘DP6351 Why Are People More Pro-trade Than Pro-migration?‘, CEPR Discussion Paper No. 6351. CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/dp6351