The Determinants of Individual Trade Policy Preferences: International Survey Evidence



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The Determinants OfIndividual Trade Policy Preferences: International Survey
Evidence

Kevin H. O’Rourke
(Department ofEconomics, Trinity College Dublin and CEPR and NBER)

and

Richard Sinnott
(Department of Politics and Institute for the Study of Social Change,
University College Dublin)

June, 2001

Revised version of a paper presented at the Brookings Trade Policy Forum, May 10-11, 2001,
and longer version of a paper to be published in the Brookings Trade Policy Forum
proceedings, 2001. The authors thank Elva Hannon for able research assistance. We also
thank Ken Benoit, Susan Collins, Kevin Denny, Colm Harmon, Patrick Honohan, Gary King,
David Madden, Anthony Murphy, Dani Rodrik, Mike Tomz, Paul Walsh and participants at
the Dublin Economics Workshop, ERWIT 2001, the Brookings TradePolicyForum, and
seminars at Queen’s University Belfast and Trinity College Dublin for valuable comments,
suggestions and econometric advice.



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