tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20142791.post2267549211294249476..comments2024-03-11T07:41:19.149-04:00Comments on The Perfect Substitute: Trade is bad?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20142791.post-84235784790213666362008-07-01T17:16:00.000-04:002008-07-01T17:16:00.000-04:00I'd suspect that they draw from a regionally-unbia...I'd suspect that they draw from a regionally-unbiased pool, but you're probably right, people in regions where jobs are lost to foreign competition are likely to think that foreign trade is detrimental to them, and therefore to the economy as a whole. It would be neat if they kept stats on where the people were from-- I'm sure someone has looked at an issue like this at some point.Matt E. Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00290146649328322694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20142791.post-10795444375131862662008-07-01T16:31:00.000-04:002008-07-01T16:31:00.000-04:00They really need to have a category that also note...They really need to have a category that also notes region. I'm sure people in Michigan or other areas more affected by outsourcing of lower level jobs are much more anti-free trade than those people in New York or other major cities. With only 1000 people in the survey to begin with, the possibility of region based skewing will grow. Matt - you do more statistics, what do you think?danarchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10092525089689651629noreply@blogger.com