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CUMULATION AND ITC DECISION‐MAKING: THE SUM OF THE PARTS IS GREATER THAN THE WHOLE
Author(s) -
Hansen Wendy L.,
Prusa Thomas J.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
economic inquiry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.823
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1465-7295
pISSN - 0095-2583
DOI - 10.1111/j.1465-7295.1996.tb01408.x
Subject(s) - duty , economics , commission , international trade , econometrics , international economics , law , political science , finance
In 1984 Congress amended the antidumping and countervailing duty laws, man‐dating that the International Trade Commission (ITC) “cumulate” imports across countries when determining injury. We estimate that cumulation increases the probability of an affirmative injury determination by 20 to 30 percent and has changed the ITC's decision (from negative to affirmative) for about one‐third of cumulated cases. We also show that the protective effect of cumulation increases as the number of countries involved increases, holding import market share constant. That is, cumulated imports have a super‐additive effect on ITC decision‐making.