Public opinion on economic globalization : considering immigration, international trade, and foreign direct investment /: considering immigration, international trade, and foreign direct investment. (©2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Roger White.
• Authors: White, Roger, 1967-
• Contents: Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Part I Economic Globalization and Cross-Societal Cultural Differences; Chapter 1 A Movement Toward Greater Integration of the Global Economy; 1.1 Stylized Facts Related to Public Opinion on International Trade; 1.2 The Layout of This Book; References; Chapter 2 Variation in Public Opinion on International Trade: A First Look at Cultural Distance; 2.1 An Overview of Public Opinion on International Trade; 2.2 Our Empirical Specification, Variable Construction, and Data Sources. 2.2.1 Our Variable of Primary Interest: Cultural Distance2.2.2 Construction of Individual-Specific Control Variables; 2.2.3 Descriptive Statistics; 2.3 Does Cultural Distance Correspond with Variation in Opinions on Trade?; 2.4 Concluding Thoughts; References; Chapter 3 Expected Winners and Losers: Economic Effects and Public Opinion Survey Responses; 3.1 A Very Gentle Introduction to the Specific Factors Model; 3.2 The Anticipated Economic Effects of Trade on Real Factor Returns; 3.3 Changes in Factor Endowments and Implications for Real Factor Returns. 3.3.1 Foreign Direct Investment Inflows3.3.2 Immigration; 3.4 Public Opinion Survey Responses and Perceived Economic Effects of Trade and Factor Inflows; Part II Modeling the Determinants of Public Opinion; Chapter 4 A Primer on the Measurement of Cross-Societal Cultural Differences; 4.1 The Inglehart Measure of Cultural Distance; 4.2 The Hofstede Measures of Cultural Distance; 4.3 The GLOBE Measure of Cultural Distance; 4.4 Comparing and Contrasting the Inglehart, Hofstede, and GLOBE Measures; Appendix; References. Chapter 5 An Empirical Model of the Determinants of Public Opinion on Economic Globalization5.1 Summarizing Public Opinion of Immigration, International Trade, and FDI Inflows; 5.1.1 Immigration; 5.1.2 International Trade; 5.1.3 Foreign Direct Investment Inflows; 5.2 Presentation of Our Modeling Framework; 5.3 Variable Construction and Data Sources; Appendix; References; Part III The Influences of Cultural Distance on Public Opinion Toward Aspects of Economic Globalization; Chapter 6 Lessons from Six European Host Countries: Does Cultural Distance Influence Opinions on Immigration? 6.1 The Influences of Cultural Differences on Preferred Levels of Immigration6.2 Considering Public Opinion on Other Aspects of Immigration; 6.3 The Relevance of Cultural Distance to Public Opinion on Immigration; References; Chapter 7 Cross-Societal Cultural Differences and the Shaping of Opinions on International Trade; 7.1 Does Cultural Distance Influence Public Opinion on International Trade?; 7.2 Predicted Changes in Estimated Probabilities; 7.3 Cultural Differences and Opinions on Additional Facets of International Trade; 7.3.1 Robustness Checks; References.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2017
• Copyright Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (xix, 288 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 337; Economics; Globalization -- Public opinion; International economic relations; International economic integration; Management science; International economics; Public finance; Welfare economics; International economic integration; International economic relations; Business & Economics -- Public Finance; Business & Economics -- Economics -- Theory; Public finance; Economic theory & philosophy; Business & Economics -- International -- Economics; International economics; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 3319581031; 9783319581033
• Related ISBNs: 9783319581026
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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