| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,810,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,110,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥2,340,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥540,000)
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
We first examine the relationship between candidates and voters in publicly discussing whether to conclude a free-trade agreement. Our theoretical and empirical analyses show that candidates' electoral promises about a free trade agreement are related to the business interests and losses in their constituencies, the type of electoral system for which they run, and their ideologies.
Second, we examine how individuals evaluate the likely impact of trade on their personal economic interests and on their national economy. We find that individuals' appreciation of the impact of globalization on their jobs or job opportunities is positively and robustly correlated with their human capital level and their family income. We also confirm that individuals' perception of trade's impact on the economy is positively and robustly correlated with their human capital level and their evaluation of trade's impact on their personal interests. Agricultural workers tend to hold protectionist attitudes.
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