Write Up of TTIP study in LSE Business Review

For free trade, but against TTIP: public opinion and the backlash against globalisation---Economic arguments are not important for the public in evaluating free trade in general or specific agreements

Trade policy has reemerged in the headlines. Politicians and activists from the right and the left of the political spectrum challenge the idea that free trade benefits everyone. Negotiations about new trade agreements fail and existing agreements are suspended. It even seems like trade policy might develop into a wedge issue in national politics and international relations. This raises the importance of understanding how the public thinks about trade.

Andreas Jungherr, Matthias Mader, Harald Schoen and Wuttke, A. (2018). For free trade, but against TTIP: public opinion and the backlash against globalisation. LSE Business Review. (3. July).