American consumers are routinely reminded of the fact that the products sold by American companies are often manufactured abroad. We use a survey‐based priming experiment to explore whether and when those reminders depress Americans’ enthusiasm for free trade. We consider in particular that offshoring's effects on policy preferences may be linked to negative perceptions of the offshoring firm, such that portraying the offshoring firm in a positive light might mitigate that effect. We also consider that offshoring's effect may be exaggerated among individuals whose position in the labor market makes them especially sensitive to trade‐related labor market disruption. Our experiment suggests support for both propositions.

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靠善工得救吗？离岸外包，企业慈善事业以及公众对贸易政策的态度

经常提醒美国消费者以下事实：美国公司出售的产品通常在国外生产。我们使用基于调查的启动实验来探索这些提醒是否以及何时抑制了美国人对自由贸易的热情。我们尤其认为，离岸外包对政策偏好的影响可能与对离岸外包公司的负面看法有关，因此，以积极的眼光描绘离岸外包公司可能会减轻这种影响。我们还认为，在劳动力市场中的地位使他们对与贸易有关的劳动力市场动荡特别敏感的个人中，离岸外包的影响可能会被夸大。我们的实验表明支持这两种主张。