The effects of U.S. trade protection and promotion policies (University of Chicago Press, 1997)
Papers presented at a National Bureau of Economic Research conference held in Richmond, VA, on Oct. 6-7, 1995
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Carwars : trying to make sense of U.S.-Japan trade frictions in the automobile and automobile parts markets - James Levinsohn -- - Explaining domestic content : evidence from Japanese and U.S. automobile production in the United States - Deborah L. Swenson -- - Protectionist threats and foreign direct investment - Bruce A. Blonigen and Robert C. Feenstra -- - Foreign direct investment and Keiretsu : rethinking U.S. and Japanese policy - David E. Weinstein -- - U.S.-Japan telecommunications trade conflicts : the role of regulation - Andrew R. Dick -- - Testing models of the trade policy process : antidumping and the "new issues" - Robert E. Cumby and Theodore H. Moran -- - Trade effects of U.S. antidumping actions - Thomas J. Prusa
Determinants and effectiveness of "aggressively unilateral" U.S. trade actions - Kimberly Ann Elliott and J. David Richardson -- - Whither flat panel displays? - Kala Krishna and Marie Thursby -- - Causes and consequences of the export enhancement program for wheat - Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg and Michael M. Knetter -- - Effects of offshore assembly on industry location : evidence from U.S. border cities - Gordon H. Hanson -- - Market-access effects of trade liberalization : evidence from the Canada-U.S. free trade agreement - Keith Head and John Ries
Economists disagree on whether recent U.S. trade policies are harmful or helpful, but they all agree that there is a new trend toward focusing on results-oriented policies in specific markets and with particular trading partners. These twelve essays by leading international economists explore crucial issues in U.S. trade policy today. Topics examined include the markets for automobile and automobile parts in the United States and Japan, the U.S. response to "unfair" trading practices such as dumping, and the effects of industry- and country-specific policies. Examples include high-te