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Anti-competitive effects of trade policy

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Because GATT rules permit countries to take anti-dumping action, anti-dumping measures have come to be regarded as an integral part of the trade landscape. But is it really necessary to have both a domestic competition policy and an external anti-dumping policy, given that both policies aim to promote competition?

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Nicolaides, P. Anti-competitive effects of trade policy. Intereconomics 26, 173–176 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02926341

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