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Populism and the Skill-Content of Globalization

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  • Frédéric Docquier

    (LISER, Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research, Luxembourg)

  • Stefano Iandolo

    (DISES, Università degli Studi di Salerno, Italy.)

  • Hillel Rapoport

    (Paris School of Economics, France, CEPII, LISER and CEPR)

  • Riccardo Turati

    (Department of Applied Economics, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain.)

  • Gonzague Vannoorenberghe

    (IRES-LIDAM, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium)

Abstract

We propose new ways to measure populism, using the Manifesto Project Database (1960-2019) as main source of data. We characterize the evolution of populism over 60 years and show empirically that it is significantly impacted by the skill-content of globalization. Specifically, imports of goods which are intensive in low-skill labor generate more right-wing populism, and low-skill immigration shifts the distribution of votes to the right, with more votes for right-wing populist parties and less for left-wing populist parties. In contrast, imports of high-skill labor intensive goods, as well as high-skill immigration flows, tend to reduce the volume of populism.

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  • Frédéric Docquier & Stefano Iandolo & Hillel Rapoport & Riccardo Turati & Gonzague Vannoorenberghe, 2025. "Populism and the Skill-Content of Globalization," Working Papers wpdea2509, Department of Applied Economics at Universitat Autonoma of Barcelona.
    • Handle: RePEc:uab:wprdea:wpdea2509
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    JEL classification:

    • D72 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
    • F22 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - International Migration
    • F52 - International Economics - - International Relations, National Security, and International Political Economy - - - National Security; Economic Nationalism
    • J61 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers

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