Imports as a cause of injury: The case of the U.S. steel industry

Gene M. Grossman

doi:10.1016/0022-1996(86)90019-X

Imports as a cause of injury: The case of the U.S. steel industry

Gene M. Grossman

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This paper develops a method for assessing whether or not imports have been the most significant cause of injury to a U.S. industry. Such a determination is required under the 'escape clause' provisions (Section 201) of the Trade Act of 1974. The method is applied to the case of the U.S. steel industry, which recently petitioned the I.T.C. for import relief. We find that relief is not warranted if the relevant period is taken to be 1976-1983, as specified in the industry's petition. The results are less clear for the shorter period from 1979 to 1983.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	201-223
Number of pages	23
Journal	Journal of International Economics
Volume	20
Issue number	3-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-1996(86)90019-X
State	Published - May 1986
Externally published	Yes

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