Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/264450 
Year of Publication: 
2022
Series/Report no.: 
WIFO Working Papers No. 648
Publisher: 
Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO), Vienna
Abstract: 
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has caused disruptions in international trade and highlighted the dependency of small open economies in Europe on imports, especially of energy. These events may have changed Europeans' attitude towards globalization. We study two waves of representative population surveys conducted in Austria, one right before the Russian invasion and the other two months later. Our unique dataset allows us to assess changes in the Austrian public's attitudes towards globalization and import dependency as a short-term reaction to economic turbulences and geopolitical upheaval at the onset of war in Europe. We show that two months after the invasion, anti-globalization sentiment in general has not spread, but that people have become more concerned about strategic external dependencies, especially in energy imports, suggesting that citizens' attitudes regarding globalization are differentiated.
Subjects: 
Austria
crisis
conflict
globalisation
attitudes
war
JEL: 
F13
F51
F52
N40
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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