Populism and the Skill-Content of Globalization

Docquier, Frédéric, Stefano Iandolo, Hillel Rapoport (), Riccardo Turati and Gonzague Vannoorenberghe

No 18822, CEPR Discussion Papers from C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

Abstract: We propose new measures of populism based on political parties electoral scores and platforms from the Manifesto Project Database for the period 1960-2018. We then show empirically that over the period considered, the evolution of populism is significantly affected by the extent and skill content of immigration and trade shocks. Specifically, imports of low-skill labor intensive goods generate more right-wing populism while low-skill immigration generates a shift of votes to the right, with more vote for right-wing populist parties and less votes for left-wing populist parties. Finally, imports of high-skill labor intensive goods, as well as high-skill immigration, tend to reduce the volume of populism.

Keywords: Globalization; Populism; Immigration; Trade (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D72 F22 F52 J61 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024-02
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