Populism and the Skill-Content of Globalization

Frédéric Docquier (), Stefano Iandolo (), Hillel Rapoport (), Riccardo Turati and Gonzague Vannoorenberghe ()
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Frédéric Docquier: LISER, Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research, Luxembourg
Stefano Iandolo: DISES, Università degli Studi di Salerno, Italy.
Gonzague Vannoorenberghe: IRES-LIDAM, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium

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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.

Keywords: Globalization; Populism; Immigration; Trade. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 171 pages
Date: 2025-08
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