institutional channel for the political effects of trade shocks: the weakening of labor unions. We provide support for this … mechanism in two steps. First, we show that union presence - proxied by the number of workers directly employed by unions, by … political parties with historical links to unions. Furthermore, the impact of the trade liberalization on the vote share of …

institutional channel for the political effects of trade shocks: the weakening of labor unions. We provide support for this … mechanism in two steps. First, we show that union presence—proxied by the number of workers directly employed by unions, by … parties with historical links to unions. Furthermore, the impact of the trade liberalization on the vote share of these …

institutional channel for the political effects of trade shocks: the weakening of labor unions. We provide support for this … mechanism in two steps. First, we show that union presence—proxied by the number of workers directly employed by unions, by … parties with historical links to unions. Furthermore, the impact of the trade liberalization on the vote share of these …

institutional channel for the political effects of trade shocks: the weakening of labor unions. We provide support for this … mechanism in two steps. First, we show that union presence—proxied by the number of workers directly employed by unions, by … parties with historical links to unions. Furthermore, the impact of the trade liberalization on the vote share of these …

Trade unions are typically able to convert their industrial power into political power. We show that, depending on the … parameter constellation, stronger trade unions may be welfare-improving in terms of an increase in aggregate employment and …

Trade unions are typically able to convert their industrial power into political power. We show that, depending on the … parameter constellation, stronger trade unions may be welfare-improving in terms of an increase in aggregate employment and …

This paper examines the impact of trade liberalization on U.S. Congressional elections. We find that U.S. counties …

retaliation is effective: in areas exposed to retaliation Republican candidates fared worse in the 2018 Midterm elections, and …