34th Annual Monetary and Trade Conference
International Trade Agreements and Implications on Global Growth Tuesday, April 19, 2016 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. LeBow College of Business Drexel University Philadelphia, PA This program has been approved for CE credits. Visit bit.ly/AMT2016 for more information.
Transatlantic Trade on the Rise
Perceptions of Americans and Germans about Trade
Americans less convinced Trade is Good
GDP Growth and Views of Trade’s Impact on Wages
Germans' views on Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) 2014-2015
Do you think that TTIP* will be a good thing for Germany or a bad thing? Good thing 60.0%
Bad thing
55%
50.0%
Share of respondents
41% 40.0%
36%
30.0%
20.0%
25%
10.0%
0.0%
2014 Note: Germany; February 26 to March 1, 2015; 18 years and older; 1,966 Respondents Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 8. Source: Pew Research Center; ID 427028
2015
Americans' views on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) 2015
Do you think that TTIP* will be a good thing for the United States or a bad thing? Good thing
Bad thing
60.0%
53%
50%
Share of respondents
50.0% 40.0% 30.0%
20%
21%
2014
2015
20.0% 10.0% 0.0%
Note: United States; February 26 to March 1, 2015; 18 years and older; 1,966 Respondents Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 8. Source: Pew Research Center; ID 427033
Reasons against TTIP 2015: public opinion of Germans and Americans
Why do you think the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the U.S. and the EU would be bad for our country? Germany
United States Share of respondents
0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0%
17% Lead to job losses and lower wages
50%
Give foreign companies unfair advantages
Lowers food, auto and environmental safety standards
Note: Germany; United States; February 26 to March 1, 2015; 18 years and older Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 8. Source: Pew Research Center; ID 427334
18% 22%
61% 12%
Opinions of Americans and Germans about TTIPs
Younger Americans:
Higher Backing for TTIP, Lower Support for US Standards