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HAVE THE CHICKENS LEARNED HOW TO COME HOME TO ROOST? AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF ANTIDUMPING INITIATIONS AGAINST THE UNITED STATES

HABERL, CHRISTIANE
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1186451519

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2007, PhD, University of Cincinnati, Arts and Sciences : Political Science.
In the current liberal trade order monitored by the WTO, countries are striving for the reduction of trade barriers. However, countries are allowed to impose protectionist measures to defend against unfair trade. One such measure is antidumping. This dissertation examines whether antidumping can be used as a form of economic statecraft. If mere accusations of dumping (that is, the initiation of an antidumping case) have a negative impact on exports, then antidumping can be used intentionally by states to financially harm other states. To answer this, the centerpiece of this dissertation is an empirical study that uses a statistical ARIMA intervention transfer model to examine a 12-year export time-series of 191 products accused of being dumped by the United States. It finds that in almost ten percent of the cases, the mere initiation of antidumping investigations has produced negative effects on U.S. exports, confirming the notion that antidumping can be used as a form of economic statecraft. The study explores two additional research questions. First, have developing countries learned how to use antidumping cases against the United States? The statistical results indicate that developing countries have adapted to the system, successfully using antidumping initiations even against the hegemon. Although questions remain about whether states have engaged in genuine as well as tactical learning in using antidumping as a form of economic statecraft, the dissertation sets forth a research agenda for pursuing this issue. Second, the dissertation asks: What are the implications, if any, for hegemony in the current international economic system? According to one view, the negative effects of antidumping on trade can be interpreted as a form of discord in an international economic system that can survive the end of hegemony. By contrast, they can also be seen as symbolizing the weakening of the liberal economic system due to the decline of the United States as its hegemon. In this and other ways, the dissertation represents a foundation for answering whether the chickens have learned how to come home to roost.
Dr. Thomas Moore (Advisor)
170 p.
Antidumping; Statecraft; International Political Economy; International Relations; International Economics; International Trading Order

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  • HABERL, C. (2007). HAVE THE CHICKENS LEARNED HOW TO COME HOME TO ROOST? AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF ANTIDUMPING INITIATIONS AGAINST THE UNITED STATES [Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1186451519

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • HABERL, CHRISTIANE. HAVE THE CHICKENS LEARNED HOW TO COME HOME TO ROOST? AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF ANTIDUMPING INITIATIONS AGAINST THE UNITED STATES. 2007. University of Cincinnati, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1186451519.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • HABERL, CHRISTIANE. "HAVE THE CHICKENS LEARNED HOW TO COME HOME TO ROOST? AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF ANTIDUMPING INITIATIONS AGAINST THE UNITED STATES." Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1186451519

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