Antidumping as a Form of Protectionism

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 the unemployment rate. The international
competitive position is expressed in the
trade balance and import penetration. The dependent
variables are generally defined as
protectionist pressure and protectionism. The former
is quantified in antidumping
initiations and the latter in antidumping measures.
The research is conducted separately
for the two dependent variables for all 147 WTO
member states. The results show that
GNI and import penetration have a statistically
significant relationship with antidumping
actions.

Autorentext

Researcher for several institutions. Professional experience and academic training in Austria, United States, Spain, France, and Brazil.Ph.D. and MA in Political Science from the University of Cincinnati andMag.(FH) in International Business Studies from the Fachhochschule Kufstein.

Klappentext

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.