Antidumping as a Form of Protectionism

ISBN-13: 9783639146707 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 80 str.

Christiane Haberl

Opis

The purpose of this study is to test statisticallythe theory advanced by opponents ofantidumping measures, that antidumping actions are inreality pure protectionism.Specifically, it relates the internal economiccondition such as the internationalcompetitive position of countries to the number ofantidumping initiations and theantidumping measures taken by them. The independentvariables are generally definedas the internal economic condition and theinternational competitive position. That is,the internal economic condition is measured by GrossNational Income (GNI) per capitaand the unemployment rate. The internationalcompetitive position is expressed in thetrade balance and import penetration. The dependentvariables are generally defined asprotectionist pressure and protectionism. The formeris quantified in antidumpinginitiations and the latter in antidumping measures.The research is conducted separatelyfor the two dependent variables for all 147 WTOmember states. The results show thatGNI and import penetration have a statisticallysignificant relationship with antidumpingactions.

O autorze

Independent researcher for several private and public
institutions. Professional experience and academic training in
Austria, United States, Belgium, UK, Spain, France, and Brazil.
Ph.D. and MA in Political Science from the University of
Cincinnati, Mag.(FH) in International Business Studies from the
Fachhochschule Kufstein.