The purpose of this study is to test statistically
the theory advanced by opponents of
antidumping measures, that antidumping actions are in
reality pure protectionism.
Specifically, it relates the internal economic
condition such as the international
competitive position of countries to the number of
antidumping initiations and the
antidumping measures taken by them. The independent
variables are generally defined
as the internal economic condition and the
international competitive position. That is,
the internal economic condition is measured by Gross
National Income (GNI) per capita
and...