The Economic and Strategic Motives for Antidumping Filings

Working Paper No. 8424 This paper takes a critical look at the trends in worldwide antidumping (AD) case filings during the last two decades. We examine the motives for AD filings by countries in an attempt to identify whether economic or strategic concerns are driving the recent upsurge in AD use....

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Published in:NBER Working Paper Series 2001-08, p.8424
Main Authors: Prusa, Thomas J, Skeath, Susan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agreements
Economic theory
International trade
Nonparametric statistics
Statistical significance
Tariffs
Trends
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Summary:Working Paper No. 8424 This paper takes a critical look at the trends in worldwide antidumping (AD) case filings during the last two decades. We examine the motives for AD filings by countries in an attempt to identify whether economic or strategic concerns are driving the recent upsurge in AD use. We begin by providing a comprehensive overview of the data on cases initiated in the 1980 to 1998 period. We then use non-parametric methods to identify national motivations for the use of antidumping. Results show considerable support for the importance of strategic concerns in driving AD case filings. This suggests that the rise in AD activity cannot be solely explained by an increase in unfair trading practices.
ISSN:0898-2937
DOI:10.3386/w8424