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Does the European Parliament favor free trade?
Of 384 studied members of the European Parliament, only 12 appear to favor free trade for Europe on a consistent basis. The Swedish representatives appear to be the most free market, the French appear to be the most protectionist. There is one Spanish woman who has voted for free trade every time.
Here is the study.
Thanks to Mit dem Kopf voran (an excellent German-language blog) for the pointer.
Posted by Tyler Cowen on August 26, 2004 at 07:10 AM in Political Science | Permalink
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