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Individual Preferences on Trade Liberalization: Evidence from a Japanese Household Survey

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  • Gabriel Felbermayr

    (Kiel Institute for the World Economy)

  • Toshihiro Okubo

    (Faculty of Economics, Keio University)

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This paper studies an individual's preference on trade liberalization using a Japanese household survey, the Keio Household Panel Survey. As a result, we show that preferences toward trade liberalization are affected by economic factors (income, gender, family, asset, and job status) as well as non-economic factors (non-cognitive factors and social stance). In addition, regional factors such as food consumption and open-mindedness also matter.

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  • Gabriel Felbermayr & Toshihiro Okubo, 2020. "Individual Preferences on Trade Liberalization: Evidence from a Japanese Household Survey," Keio-IES Discussion Paper Series 2020-010, Institute for Economics Studies, Keio University.
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    Keywords

    Household survey; Trade liberalization; non-cognitive factors; regional factors; compensation;
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    • F13 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade Policy; International Trade Organizations
    • F14 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Empirical Studies of Trade

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