Cumulation and ITC decision-making: The sum of the parts is greater than the whole

Wendy L Hansen and Thomas Prusa

Chapter 9 in Economic Effects of Antidumping, 2021, pp 171-194 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: In 1984 Congress amended the ant/dumping and countervailing duty laws, mandating that the International Trade Commission (ITC) “cumulate” imports across countries when determining injury. We estimate that cumulation increases the probability of an affirmative injury determination by 20 to 30 percent and has changed the ITC’s decision (from negative to affirmative) for about one-third of cumulated cases. We also show that the protective effect of cumulation increases as the number of countries involved increases, holding import market share constant. That is, cumulated imports have a super-additive effect on ITC decision-making.

Keywords: Antidumping; Trade Effects; USA; US; Trade Protection; Trade Barriers; Temporary Trade Barriers; Pricing Behaviour; Antidumping Law; Law; Cost-Based Trade Policy; Macroeconomy; Cumulation; ITC Decision-making; WTO; Safeguard Protection (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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Journal Article: Cumulation and ITC Decision-Making: The Sum of the Parts Is Greater Than the Whole (1996)
Working Paper: Cumulation and ITC Decision-Making: The Sum of the Parts is Greater Than the Whole (1996)
Working Paper: Cumulation and ITC Decision-Making: The Sum of the Parts is Greater thanthe Whole (1995)
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