Does Antidumping Use Contribute to Trade Liberalization?: An Empirical Analysis
CentER Discussion Paper No. 2006-61
44 Pages Posted: 31 Jul 2006
Date Written: June 2006
Abstract
Some supporters of antidumping have argued that this procedure serves as a kind of safety valve for protectionist pressure. This paper examines whether there is any empirical evidence that the use of antidumping actions has contributed to tariff reductions in a sample of 35 developing and developed countries. There is very little evidence that such a relationship might exist among the 27 developing countries in the sample. We do find some weak but inconsistent evidence for antidumping helping liberalization efforts in the experience of developed countries, which have been the traditional users of antidumping.
Keywords: Antidumping, Trade Liberalization, Commercial Policy
JEL Classification: F13, F14
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Do you have a job opening that you would like to promote on SSRN?
Recommended Papers
-
Antidumping and Retaliation Threats
By Bruce A. Blonigen and Chad P. Bown
-
Global Antidumping Database Version 1.0
By Chad P. Bown
-
The Economic and Strategic Motives for Antidumping Filings
By Thomas J. Prusa and Susan Skeath
-
The Economic and Strategic Motives for Antidumping Filings
By Susan Skeath and Thomas J. Prusa
-
Trade Deflection and Trade Depression
By Chad P. Bown and Meredith Crowley
-
Modern Commercial Policy: Managed Trade or Retaliation?
By Susan Skeath and Thomas J. Prusa
-
The Spread of Antidumping Regimes and the Role of Retaliation in Filings
-
Trade Remedies and World Trade Organization Dispute Settlement: Why are so Few Challenged?
By Chad P. Bown