Prusa and Teh have just done the number crunching to show what was suspected all along -that FTAs trigger anti-dumping disputes between non-members. Data replicated below and link.
Table 1. Antidumping activity by FTA status
Target Country | ||
Non-FTA Country | FTA Country | |
Pre-FTA | 506 | 370 |
(58%) | (42%) | |
Post-FTA | 3554 | 375 |
(90%) | (10%) | |
At this stage however, Prusa&Teh have not disaggregated their data, and there is clearly alot more here. I would be interested to see the pattern of disputes and FTAs in the Asia Pacific, in any case.
It seems that FTAs really do run trade and politics concerns together - at some stage it will be asked whether this is rational. FTA as an investment policy anyone?
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