What kinds of changes in foreign competition lead domestic industries to seek import protection? To address this … question this paper uses detailed monthly U.S. import data to investigate changes in import composition during a 24-month … applies both to named commodities and to the comparison product group. The import demand shock, by contrast, is narrow …

partner country to form and to lobby effectively against the import-competing lobby there for lower protection …

partner country to form and to lobby effectively against the import-competing lobby there for lower protection …

We study the determinants of trade policy decisions focusing specifically on antidumping and countervailing duty … statutes administered by the International Trade Commission (ITC). Using detailed industry, import, and political pressure data …