New analysis confirms unintended effects of anti-dumping measures

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When the EU imposes anti-dumping measures, the idea is to mitigate harm for firms in the EU. In a new report the National Board of Trade shows that the production and sales of European companies do not increase, and the price of the goods rises to the disadvantage of consumers.

In this report, 15 anti-dumping and anti-subsidy cases are analysed, asking the question whether the anti-dumping measures fulfil their purpose: to create fair competition and allow firms in the EU to regain market shares on the EU market.

– Anti-dumping measures are very imprecise, they harm consumers, and our results also suggest that producers do not benefit from the imposed measures, Patrik Tingvall, Chief Economic Adviser and one of the authors, says.

Our results confirm what research has stated for many years.

– We have used a relatively new and powerful method to establish that we can be sure that there is a causal relationship between the anti-dumping measure and the effects.

Read the full interview and download the report

EU Trade Defence – The unintended effects of anti-dumping measures