Discussion paper

DP4297 Political Influence in a New Anti-Dumping Regime: Evidence from Mexico

We examine the role of political factors in Mexico?s anti-dumping regime, considering both the characteristics of target countries subject to anti-dumping duties and industry-specific factors for sectors receiving protection. Our results are broadly consistent with the recent theoretical literature on endogenous protection, in terms of both the political costs and the political benefits of providing protection. They are also in line with the existing empirical literature on anti-dumping, which is focused primarily on the experience of the US and the EU. Our results also suggest that WTO Membership of trading partners increases the political costs of supplying administered protection.

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Citation

Francois, J and G Niels (2004), ‘DP4297 Political Influence in a New Anti-Dumping Regime: Evidence from Mexico‘, CEPR Discussion Paper No. 4297. CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/dp4297