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Antitrust-based remedies and dumping in international trade

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  • Hoekman, Bernard M.
  • Mavroidis, Petros C.

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The authors explore the possibility of government's seeking to agree to apply competition policy based considerations and disciplines in addressing unfair-trade allegations before turning to"standard"antidumping remedies. The premise of proponents of antidumping actions is that the existence of market power in exporter's home markets, or potential market dominance in the importing (host) market, is an important source of perceived"unfairness."But antidumping authorities do not investigate the existence of such situations. The authors propose that allegations of dumping first be investigated by competition authorities to determine the contestability of the relevant markets. Their proposal does not involve harmonization of competition laws. All that would change from the status quo is that a necessary condition for an antidumping action is that competition authorities find that the exporting firm's home market is not contestable, and conclude that no remedial action is possible through the application of competition law. Ideally, agreement along these lines would be sought in the multilateral (GATT) context, but bilateral or regional trade agreements could also be concluded. For example, European Union cooperationor association agreements might be extended along the lines proposed.

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  • Hoekman, Bernard M. & Mavroidis, Petros C., 1994. "Antitrust-based remedies and dumping in international trade," Policy Research Working Paper Series 1347, The World Bank.
    • Handle: RePEc:wbk:wbrwps:1347
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    Cited by:

    1. Paasman, Berend R., 1999. "Multilateral rules on competition policy: an overview of the debate," Comercio Internacional 4369, Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL).
    2. Guash, J. Luis & Rajapatirana, Sarath, 1998. "Total strangers or soul mates? - antidumping and competition policies in Latin America and the Caribbean," Policy Research Working Paper Series 1958, The World Bank.
    3. Patrick A. Messerlin, 1995. "Politiques commerciales et de la concurrence," Revue Économique, Programme National Persée, vol. 46(3), pages 717-726.
    4. Sarath Rajapatirana, 2002. "Exceptional Protection: The Way Ahead— A Developing Country Perspective," South Asia Economic Journal, Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka, vol. 3(1), pages 1-17, March.

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    Keywords

    TF054105-DONOR FUNDED OPERATION ADMINISTRATION FEE INCOME AND EXPENSE ACCOUNT; Economic Theory&Research; Environmental Economics&Policies; Access to Markets; Markets and Market Access;
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    JEL classification:

    • F13 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade Policy; International Trade Organizations
    • K21 - Law and Economics - - Regulation and Business Law - - - Antitrust Law

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