Trading votes: what drives MEP support for trade liberalisation?

IF 4.6 1区社会学 Q1 POLITICAL SCIENCE

Journal of European Public Policy Pub Date : 2023-08-11 DOI:10.1080/13501763.2023.2236654

R. Basedow, Julian M. Hoerner

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Abstract

Which factors drive support of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) for trade liberalisation? The literature suggests that economic factors, ideology, and politicization shape MEP voting behaviour. Drawing on a new dataset encompassing all trade-related MEP votes (2009-2019), this study o ﬀ ers a quantitative assessment of the determinants of MEP support for trade liberalisation. It ﬁ nds that ideological factors have the strongest and most persistent e ﬀ ect on MEP support for trade liberalisation. The economic competitiveness of MEPs ’ home regions, in turn, has only a limited e ﬀ ect. Politicization, lastly, has an unclear e ﬀ ect on its own and mostly in ﬂ uences MEP voting behaviour through interactions with ideological and economic factors. The study o ﬀ ers the ﬁ rst comprehensive assessment of the determinants of MEP voting on trade liberalisation and contributes to political economy research on electoral institutions and trade, the European Parliament ’ s role in trade policy and the e ﬀ ects of politicization on policy-making.

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贸易投票：是什么推动欧洲议会支持贸易自由化？

哪些因素促使欧洲议会议员支持贸易自由化?文献表明，经济因素、意识形态和政治化影响了欧洲议会议员的投票行为。利用包含所有与贸易相关的欧洲议会投票(2009-2019)的新数据集，本研究对欧洲议会支持贸易自由化的决定因素进行了定量评估。研究发现，意识形态因素对欧洲议会支持贸易自由化的影响最强烈、最持久。反过来，欧洲议会议员所在地区的经济竞争力只会产生有限的影响。最后，政治化本身的影响并不明确，主要是通过与意识形态和经济因素的相互作用来影响欧洲议会议员的投票行为。该研究首次全面评估了欧洲议会议员对贸易自由化投票的决定因素，并有助于对选举机构和贸易、欧洲议会在贸易政策中的作用以及政治化对政策制定的影响进行政治经济学研究。

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Journal of European Public Policy Multiple-

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8.80

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期刊介绍： The primary aim of the Journal of European Public Policy is to provide a comprehensive and definitive source of analytical, theoretical and methodological articles in the field of European public policy. Focusing on the dynamics of public policy in Europe, the journal encourages a wide range of social science approaches, both qualitative and quantitative. JEPP defines European public policy widely and welcomes innovative ideas and approaches. The main areas covered by the Journal are as follows: •Theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of public policy in Europe and elsewhere •National public policy developments and processes in Europe •Comparative studies of public policy within Europe