whether a recent change in U.S. antidumping law known as the Byrd Amendment bestows private benefits to firms lobbying for … that industries have chosen to lobby for more tariff protection, or filed more antidumping petitions, since passage of the … tariff protection and, thus, increases the level of rent-seeking in the United States. The results provide strong evidence …

This paper examines Congressional support of the Byrd Amendment, a new antidumping law that directs the U.S. Customs …

As an indicator of 'material injury' in antidumping petitions, companies often claim plant closings have been caused by … involved in US antidumping proceedings in the 2002 to 2005 period to examine the determinants of plant closing activity with … particular emphasis on the role of the antidumping process in the timing of plant closing announcements. We find that larger …

This paper documents two key costs of AD protection. First, once AD has been adopted countries often have a difficult … impact of AD protection most surely implies that AD will continue to be a key negotiating item in the next WTO round. …

This paper documents two key costs of AD protection. First, once AD has been adopted countries often have a difficult … impact of AD protection most surely implies that AD will continue to be a key negotiating item in the next WTO round. …