The politicization of Transatlantic Trade in Europe: explaining inconsistent preferences regarding free trade and the TTIP
date: 01/07/2019
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author: Aleksandra Sojka, Jorge Díaz Lanchas, and Federico Steinberg
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) generated an unprecedented debate across Europe. The analysis on EU citizens' preferences contained in this Report suggests that support for free trade and support for 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.
The full Technical Report can be found here.