Antidumping Procedures and Macroeconomic Factors

Mustapha Sadni Jallab (1) , René Sandretto (2) , Monnet Benoît Patrick Gbakou (2)

1 UNECA - United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
2 GATE - Groupe d'analyse et de théorie économique

This paper aims at extending some recent publications about the relationship between antidumping filings and macroeconomic factors by comparing the United States (US) and the European Union (EU), two major users of antidumping procedures. Results of our estimations confirm that the exchange rate exerts a similar influence in the two countries. Fluctuations in the real GDP influence antidumping filings only in the US. On the contrary, the evolution of industrial production does not play an important role in the US, while its impact is important in Europe. The reinforcement of international competition appears to significantly increase antidumping filings in the US while this relationship turns out not to be significant in Europe. Finally, some of the most important differences between the US and the EU seem to be explainable by the differences of
rules and practices implemented by the regulatory authorities.

Keywords: dollar euro exchange rate; antidumping initiations; negative binomial model; unfair trade

Domains: Economics and Finance

Mustapha Sadni Jallab, René Sandretto, Monnet Benoît Patrick Gbakou. Antidumping Procedures and Macroeconomic Factors: A Comparison between the United States and the European Union. Global Economy Journal, 2006, 6 (3), pp.22. ⟨halshs-00112311⟩