Populism and the skill-content of globalization
Docquier, Frédéric (Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research)
Iandolo, Stefano (Università degli Studi di Salerno)
Rapoport, Hillel (Paris School of Economics)
Turati, Riccardo (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
Vannoorenberghe, Gonzague (Université catholique de Louvain)
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament d'Economia Aplicada

Date:	2025
Description:	171 pag.
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.
Grants:	Agencia Estatal de Investigación PID2021-124713OB-I00
Note:	This paper is part of the INTER projecton\Globalization, Inequality and Populism across Europe supported by a grant from the Luxembourg FNR (EUFIRST,n.13956644) and by the Belgian FNRS. We also acknowledge support from grant ANR-17-EURE-0001 and grant ANR-20-CE41-0014
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Language:	Anglès
Series:	Document de treball (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament d'Economia Aplicada) ; 09.25
Document:	Working paper
Subject:	Globalization ; Populism ; Immigration ; Trade

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