作者：Ogeda, Pedro; Ornelas, Emanuel; Soares, Rodrigo R.
作者单位：Getulio Vargas Foundation; Insper
摘要：We show that the Brazilian trade liberalization in the early 1990s led to a permanent relative decline in the vote share of left-wing presidential candidates in the regions more affected by the tariff cuts. This happened even though the shock, implemented by a right-wing party, induced a contraction in manufacturing and formal employment in the more affected regions, and despite the left's identification with protectionist policies. To rationalize this response, we consider a new institutional...
