Michael J. Hiscox

As the political debates about globalization intensify, it is unsettling to realize that we actually know very little about how different actors and groups are responding to globalization, why, and with what effect. Existing empirical studies are dedicated almost exclusively to gauging public attitudes towards globalization. There is almost no systematic micro-level evidence on the preferences and behaviors of the main economic and political actors. 

The Globalization Survey is a collaborative project that will conduct a coordinated set of surveys in a variety of countries. Surveys of firms and workers in a number of key industries will be matched with surveys of trade associations and labor unions in the same industries and with surveys of legislators representing electoral districts in which those industries are heavily concentrated. The surveys will collect detailed cross-nationally comparable data on the policy preferences and political and economic characteristics and activities of firms, workers, organizations, and policymakers. Initial surveys administered in the United States will be followed by similar survey in Japan, Australia, Canada, and a select set of European nations. 

PROJECT TEAM:
Initial PIs: Michael J. Hiscox, Margarita Estevez-Abe, Richard Freeman, Robert Lawrence
Members: Brian Burgoon, Jens Hainmueller, Yotam Margalit, Megumi Naoi, Anne Wren

For more information, please see the short summary, or the longer background description.

THIS PROJECT IS BEGINNING IMPLEMENTATION IN 2009. Please check back soon as we may be posting survey questionnaries and initial results.