Risk orientation, risk exposure, and policy opinions: The case of free trade

Political Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 657-684

  Ehrlich, Sean ^a   Maestas, Cherie ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Foreign policy opinions; Free trade; Immigration opinions; Personality; Public policy opinions; Risk acceptance; Risk aversion; Risk orientation; Trade opinions

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956637272     PISSN: 0162895X     EISSN: 14679221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9221.2010.00774.x     Document Type: Article

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