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Export Jobs, Special Interest Groups, and the US Presidential Election of 2016: The Case of West Virginia

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  • Tomi Ovaska

    (Youngstown State University)

  • Ryo Takashima

    (Sophia University)

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  • Tomi Ovaska & Ryo Takashima, 2019. "Export Jobs, Special Interest Groups, and the US Presidential Election of 2016: The Case of West Virginia," Journal of Private Enterprise, The Association of Private Enterprise Education, vol. 34(Winter 20), pages 75-97.
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    Keywords

    China tariffs; export-supported jobs; international trade; Mancur Olson; political economy; presidential election; rent seeking; special interest groups; tariffs; the logic of collective action; Donald Trump; welfare analysis; West Virginia;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • D72 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
    • F10 - International Economics - - Trade - - - General
    • F69 - International Economics - - Economic Impacts of Globalization - - - Other
    • H25 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Business Taxes and Subsidies

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