Protection Reduction and Diversion: PTAs and the Incidence of Antidumping Disputes / Thomas J. Prusa, Robert Teh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Prusa, Thomas J.

Contributor:

National Bureau of Economic Research.

Teh, Robert.

Series:

Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) no. w16276.

NBER working paper series no. w16276

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource: illustrations (black and white);

Other Title:

Protection Reduction and Diversion

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 2010.

Summary:

We analyze whether preferential trade agreements (PTAs) affect the incidence and pattern of antidumping (AD) filings. We estimate AD provisions in PTAs have decreased the incidence of intra-PTA AD cases by 33-55% and have increased the number of AD actions against non-PTA members by 10-30%. The net effect of PTA rules on total AD filings is small. Our results are robust to alternative estimation approaches and controlling for a myriad of other PTA-related phenomena. Our results suggest a protection analogue to the "trade creation-trade diversion" impact of PTAs. PTA members are spared from AD actions but non-PTA members face even greater AD scrutiny.

Notes:

Print version record

August 2010.