@tanjaschweinberger
Assistant Professor of International Political Economy at the University of Groningen. PhD University of Geneva. International Political Economy, China-U.S. Economic Cooperation and Conflict, trade.
This paper shows: people in the US and China see trade deficits as a power weakness. Americans who think China will overtake the US view bilateral trade deficits with China especially negatively (this holds for different political orientations and social-demographic backgrounds).
Thanks a lot Philipp. Hope all is well!
Big thank you also to @stefwalter.bsky.social Stefanie Walter!
@sattlersthomas.bsky.social Lena Schaffer @geraldschneider.bsky.social David Steinberg, Jiakun Jack Zhang and Matt Zierler for feedback on prev. versions of the paper!
I thank @ryanbrutger.bsky.social
Stephen Chaudoin
@jascha-gruebel.bsky.social @hozic.bsky.social
@ta-huikuri.bsky.social @philipp-kerler.bsky.social
@laynamosley.bsky.social
Citizens in both countries view trade deficits as signs of national weakness—especially when the imbalance is with a political rival. Power concerns, not just individual economic factors, shape how people think about trade.
Using parallel survey experiments in the 🇺🇸 and 🇨🇳(n=4,181), I find that:
• Deficits are viewed more negatively than surpluses.
• Deficits with adversaries elicit stronger disapproval.
• In the U.S., fear of being “overtaken” by China amplifies deficit aversion.
has been published just now at the Review of International Political Economy! A brief thread on the paper is below.
The Trump administration sees trade deficits as “national emergencies”. Ever wondered why people seem to dislike imports? Very happy that my paper "Mercantilism 2.0: American and Chinese Mass Public Opinions Toward Trade Balances" www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Power competition impacts both geopolitics and economic cooperation? 💱
These authors (🧵⬇️) explore if citizens in rising powers show more support for bilateral trade with survey-embedded experiments in 🇨🇳 and the 🇺🇸
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Congratulations Adrian!
China exports jump 8% in April despite tariffs
https://www.ft.com/content/fd98d384-fa82-489e-8f50-0ff84214733c
Hi Lisa, Thanks so much for this list! If it would be possible to add me, I would be very, very grateful. Hope all is well :)
Chinese exports to Europe will increase by 6% this year as a result of the Trump tariffs, the WTO says.
Meanwhile, trade in goods between the US and China will plunge by 81% and as much as 91% without any exemption.
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Netherlands tightens US travel advice www.politico.eu/article/neth...
For a public opinion perspective on the discussion by Donald Trump of "fair and reciprocal" trade tariffs on all major U.S. trading partners cf. our studies with @sattlersthomas.bsky.social on the influence of reciprocity and alliances on public opinion on trade: www.cambridge.org/core/books/c...
The nationalist turn has a huge impact on higher education and society. But the negative change is not inevitable.
Denmark revoked its stance on international student recruitment.
The Dutch discussion is chaotic, labelled as 'drowning in volatility' ⬇️
www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto...
to understand the 'green capitalism' part of how the US got here, read our @benbraun.bsky.social account:
colliding macrofinancial regimes - when China's Big Green State meets Biden's Robust Derisking, there is one winner.
New @ripejournal.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The Trump administration has paused tariffs on Mexico and Canada but the case of tariffs on China could be a very different story. Cf. our paper below on why.
We are hiring! 5-year postdoc position in International Relations at the Department of Political Science of @unisalzburg.bsky.social.
Deadline for applications: 12 February 2025.
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Thanks for sharing! 🤝
Four years. I still can't believe we did nothing, as a country, for four years, pretended to tell ourselves that "Every Day is Jan. 6 Now" & the "Republic faces an existential threat," & just let them come back without any consequence at all. What a sad, deeply shameful & unserious country we are.
Meanwhile in the other place
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🆕 Are citizens in declining powers less supportive of bilateral economic cooperation than those in rising powers? ↕️
Quynh Nguyen, @sattlersthomas.bsky.social and I
explore this with survey-embedded experiments in 🇨🇳 and the 🇺🇸!
More👉 bit.ly/4iIm6DG
#China #USA
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Deeply honored that I was awarded an ERC grant "The Politics of the Latent Educational Cleavage“ (POLEDUC)! Thanks a lot to the #ERCCoG, as well as to the panelists & reviewers for their time, constructive feedback, & for a pleasant intellectual discussion! erc.europa.eu/news-events/...
