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Trade Law and Antidumping
Years of analysis has proven that there is a disconnect between the rhetoric of antidumping supporters and the reality of antidumping practice. The law as currently written and enforced does not reliably identify price discrimination or below-cost sales.
Furthermore, the law lacks any mechanism for determining whether the pricing practices it condemns as unfair have any connection to market-distorting policies abroad. Although price discrimination and below-cost sales can result from government interventionism, they can also be due to perfectly normal marketplace behavior. Consequently, the antidumping law frequently punishes foreign firms for unexceptionable business practices routinely engaged in by American companies.
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Books and Book Chapters
"Antitrust," Chapter 40, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).
"Trade," Chapter 59, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).
Antidumping Exposed: The Devilish Details of Unfair Trade Law, by Brink Lindsey and Daniel J. Ikenson (September 2003).
Freedom to Trade: Refuting the New Protectionism, edited by Edward L. Hudgins (1997).
Cato Studies
"A Harsh Climate for Trade: How Climate Change Proposals Threaten Global Commerce," by Sallie James, Trade Policy Analysis no. 41, September 9, 2009
"A Protectionism Fling: Why Tariff Hikes and Other Trade Barriers Will Be Short-Lived," by Daniel J. Ikenson, Free Trade Bulletin no. 37, March 12, 2009
""Shipping Jobs Overseas" or Reaching New Customers? Why Congress Should Not Tax Reinvested ...," by Daniel Griswold, Free Trade Bulletin no. 36, January 13, 2009
"Trade, Protectionism, and the U.S. Economy: Examining the Evidence," by Robert Krol, Trade Briefing Paper no. 28, September 16, 2008
"Nothing to Fear but Fearmongers Themselves: A Look at the Sovereign Wealth Fund Debate," by Daniel J. Ikenson, Free Trade Bulletin no. 33, March 14, 2008
Articles and Newsletters
"Trade Protectionism and Electoral Outcome," by Miaojie Yu, Cato Journal, vol. 29 no. 3, Fall 2009.
"Dealing With Exchange Rate Protectionism," by Anna J. Schwartz, Cato Journal, vol. 25, no. 1, Winter 2005.
"Exchange Rate Protectionism: A Harmful Diversion for Trade and Development Policy," by David Malpass, Cato Journal, vol. 25, no. 1, Winter 2005.
Opinion and Commentary
"Flouting Trade Rules Won't Open Markets," by Scott Lincicome, RealClearWorld.com, August 18, 2009
"Paying the Price for Obama's Lack of a Trade Policy," by Daniel J. Ikenson and Scott Lincicome, Los Angeles Times, July 24, 2009
"Cap-and-Trade-War," by Patrick J. Michaels and Sallie James, National Review (Online), June 24, 2009
"Unions As Safe in Colombia As in D.C.," by Daniel Griswold, Investor's Business Daily, June 10, 2009
"Restricting Entry," by Scott Lincicome, South China Morning Post, April 16, 2009
Events
"Tricked on Our Treats: Time to Rethink the U.S. Sugar Program," October 30, 2009 [Capitol Hill Briefing]
"A Harsh Climate for Trade: How Climate Change Proposals Threaten Global Commerce," September 10, 2009 [Capitol Hill Briefing]
"Should Congress Lower Tariffs on Imported Shoes?," July 25, 2008 [Policy Forum]
"Calm before the Storm? Developments in U.S. Trade Remedy Laws," April 17, 2007 [Policy Forum]
Multimedia
Daniel J. Ikenson discusses climate talks and tariffs on CNBC's Squawk on the Street September 22, 2009 [Flash Video, 05:48]
Daniel Griswold discusses China trade on FOX's Freedom Watch September 22, 2009 [Flash Video, 06:11]
Daniel Griswold discusses China trade on CNBC's Power Lunch September 22, 2009 [Flash Video, 03:32]
"Obama's Tire Tariff Burns Rubber, Consumers" featuring Daniel J. Ikenson, September 16, 2009 [Flash Audio, 07:17]
Daniel Griswold discusses trade wars with China on FOX's Special Report with Bret Baier September 15, 2009 [Flash Video, 02:58]
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