Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/303434 
Year of Publication: 
2020
Series/Report no.: 
LEQS Paper No. 151
Publisher: 
London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), European Institute, London
Abstract: 
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) generated an unprecedented public contestation across Europe. In this paper, we focus on the sources of such backlash in European public opinion. Previous studies of this issue have analysed opinions on free trade and the specific agreement separately. However, not accounting for their correlated character could lead to biased conclusions about their determinants. To address this, we apply an innovative empirical approach and construct a set of bivariate probit models to calculate joint probabilities for the different configurations of support and opposition. We validate that attitudes toward free trade and the TTIP have similar but not identical foundations. Inconsistent preferences are rooted in individual values, EU attitudes, and political cues, as well as treaty partner heuristics. Our innovative empirical approach offers an improved understanding of trade attitudes within EU's multilevel context.
Subjects: 
trade liberalisation
free trade
public opinion
trade agreements
TTIP
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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