ABSTRACT Support for open trade regimes varies. We analyze Japanese survey data on individuals' preferences for TPP, unilateral import liberalization, and East Asian economic integration, and compare factors influencing policy preferences. First, despite the massive negative campaigns against TPP, 42.8% of individuals support Japan’s participation in TPP, vs. 21.1% against. Second, economic factors do matter for an individual in determining his/her policy preference over TPP. Third, noneconomic factors such as gender, age, access to accurate information, and attachment to hometown also feature as determinants. Fourth, although preferences over TPP and other policy options are positively correlated, some factors decrease TPP support but do not undermine support for two other less-politicized policy options: lack of access to accurate information and some industry and regional TPP-specific factors. Criticism impacts negatively on FTA policy preferences. Finally, we discuss economic policy implications for relationships between China, Japan, and Korea. Abbreviations: FTA: Free trade agreement; JA: Japan agricultural cooperative; TPP: Trans-Pacific partnership agreement.

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优惠贸易安排的政治经济学：以日本为例

摘要对开放贸易体制的支持各不相同。我们分析了日本关于个人对TPP偏好，单方面进口自由化和东亚经济一体化的偏好的调查数据，并比较了影响政策偏好的因素。首先，尽管针对TPP进行了大规模的负面运动，但仍有42.8％的人支持日本参与TPP，而反对者为21.1％。其次，经济因素对于个人确定其对TPP的政策偏好确实很重要。第三，诸如性别，年龄，获得准确信息的机会以及对家乡的依恋等非经济因素也是决定因素。第四，尽管对TPP的偏好与其他政策选择呈正相关，但某些因素会减少TPP的支持，但不会削弱对其他两个政治化程度较低的政策选择的支持：缺乏获得准确信息的渠道以及某些行业和地区TPP特定的因素。批评对自由贸易区的政策偏好产生了负面影响。最后，我们讨论了经济政策对中日韩之间关系的影响。缩写：FTA：自由贸易协定；JA：日本农业合作社；TPP：跨太平洋伙伴关系协议。