分析台灣民眾對自由貿易的支持度與貿易夥伴偏好

Abstract

本篇論文主要的目的在於探討影響個人的自由貿易政策偏好的因素。另外，我們也討論人們在面對不同的貿易國家時，造成有不同的貿易偏好因素。我們的研究著重在台灣人民對於中國和美國的貿易偏好，並探討哪些因素造成在自由貿易偏好的分歧。初步調查結果是，高教育程度的個人在面對技術相對匱乏的國家，例如中國，會比較傾向支持自由貿易，證實了 Stolper–Samuelson 理論的預測。除此之外，我們也發現，個人的政治傾向、政黨支持偏好及國家認同也是解釋人們自由貿易態度的主要因素。

The main purpose of this paper is to examine factors that influence individuals’ free trade policy preference. We also examine whether people will have different attitudes toward free trade policy when facing different trade partners. In our research, we focus on China and the United States, and investigate which factors are related to differences in free trade preference. The preliminary finding is that people with higher education level are more pro-trade with a relatively skill-scarce country, China. These results have confirmed that theoretical prediction of Stolper-Samuelson Theory. Also, we find that individual’s political preferences are also significant elements in people free trade attitude formation.