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Antidumping laws have existed in some form since the early twentieth century. Ostensibly aimed at protecting domestic … antidumping laws result in a negative-sum game, since the losses exceed the gains, an outcome that violates utilitarian ethical … principles. Antidumping laws also violate property and contract rights, since they prevent consenting adults from trading the …
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This paper reviews the evolution of antidumping laws, the negative effects they have had on trade, and the recent … inherent in any antidumping law regime and concludes that the only way to stop such abuses is to abolish the antidumping laws …
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Antidumping laws were designed to protect domestic industry from foreign competition. They protect producers at the … the standard of living for the vast majority of people. Antidumping laws also destroy more jobs than they create. Part I … of this article provides an introduction and overview. Part II reviews the theory and practice of antidumping law in the …
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. Antidumping laws and sanctions are shown to be negative-sum games. Antidumping laws are seen for what they are, tools of rent …
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The present study reports the findings of a survey conducted by the World Values Survey scientists in the United States on the question of whether governments should tax the rich and subsidize the poor. The sample size of 2166 consisted of individuals from all parts of the United States. A...
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Antidumping laws have been the protectionist's tool of choice since the creation of the World Trade Organization led to … the decline of tariffs and quotas and the liberalization of trade. Domestic producers have abused the antidumping laws to … use of the antidumping laws has led to problems in international relations as well, since target nations feel they are …
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There is no doubt that protectionism costs. But it is less clear exactly how much it costs and who pays. And while protectionism results in a deadweight loss -- there are more losers than winners -- some individuals and groups gain from protectionism. And it is those who stand to gain who have...
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Economic sanctions have become an increasingly popular method of punishing nations that do not behave according to international standards. But sometimes sanctions are imposed on allies and trading partners as well. The United States currently imposes sanctions on 90 countries, including Canada...
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This paper examines the various arguments that have been put forth in favor of protectionism, from both an accounting and philosophical perspective. The author concludes that arguments against free trade are based on faulty premises, illogical reasoning or incorrect facts
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Numerous articles have been written on economic sanctions over the past few decades. Most papers take an overall approach, focusing on the utilities and dis-utilities of sanctions in general or on a specific sanction. While this paper also looks at general aspects of sanctions, it goes beyond...
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