{"title":"Trading votes: what drives MEP support for trade liberalisation?","authors":"R. Basedow, Julian M. Hoerner","doi":"10.1080/13501763.2023.2236654","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"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.","PeriodicalId":51362,"journal":{"name":"Journal of European Public Policy","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.6000,"publicationDate":"2023-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"1","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of European Public Policy","FirstCategoryId":"91","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13501763.2023.2236654","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"POLITICAL SCIENCE","Score":null,"Total":0}
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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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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
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