Import Diversion Under European Antidumping Policy

39 Pages Posted: 14 Dec 1999 Last revised: 24 Jul 2022

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Hylke Vandenbussche

Catholic University of Leuven (KUL), CEPR

Jozef Konings

Catholic University of Leuven (KUL) - LICOS - Centrum voor Transitie-economie; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR); IZA Institute of Labor Economics

Linda Springael

University of Antwerp

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Date Written: September 1999

Abstract

This paper is the first to study empirically the effects of European antidumping actions on import diversion from importers 'named' in an antidumping investigation, and potentially subject to protectionist measures, to countries not named' in the investigation. For this purpose we use a unique data set at the 8-digit product level. The amount of import diversion can be regarded as an indication of the effectiveness of antidumping policy which is used to protect the home industry from foreign imports. We find that -- in contrast to the US -- trade diversion in the European Union caused by antidumping actions is rather limited. This result holds even after controlling for selection-bias in the antidumping investigation procedure. We offer a number of explanations for the difference between Europe and the US regarding trade diversion.

Suggested Citation

Vandenbussche, Hylke and Konings, Jozef and Springael, Linda, Import Diversion Under European Antidumping Policy (September 1999). NBER Working Paper No. w7340, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=195970

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