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Anti-Dumping Reform

From a post about anti-dumping over at VoxEU: Even leaving aside legal details, our recent work and other studies suggest some obvious starting points for any reform of the EU antidumping system. Antidumping instruments that are simply another form of protection leave too much discretion in the hands of

Romney Goes Out on a Populist Note

In pulling out of the Presidential race, Mitt Romney said the following in his withdrawal speech: The attack on our culture is not our sole challenge. We face economic competition unlike anything we have ever known before. China and Asia are emerging from centuries of poverty. Their people are plentiful,

Another Argument Against Ethanol Subsidies

Putting the trade issues aside, there is an environmental argument against corn ethanol subsidies: The widespread use of ethanol from corn could result in nearly twice the greenhouse gas emissions as the gasoline it would replace because of expected land-use changes, researchers concluded Thursday. The study challenges the rush

"the U.S. dollar just ain't what it used to be"

From Reuters: In the latest example that the U.S. dollar just ain't what it used to be, some shops in New York City have begun accepting euros and other foreign currency as payment for merchandise. "We had decided that money is money and we'll

Junk Mail, the Environment, and Market Access

Over at the Conglomerate, Gordon Smith complains about all the junk mail he gets and says: "... I am willing to vote for the presidential candidate who proclaims, 'I look forward to nailing the going out of business sign on the front door of the United States Postal Service.

So What Does the U.S.-EU Gambling Settlement Say?

Writer Ed Brayton tried to find out, to no avail: I immediately filed a Freedom of Information Act request for a copy of the agreement and, predictably, the USTR is denying that request. And just in case you thought this administration had hit rock bottom on making dishonest and mendacious

Trade in Everything: Orchestral Manoeuvres in North Korea

From the AP: Her mother's town was briefly occupied by North Korea . Her father survived the communists during the Korean War by hiding in the mountains. "It just kind of feels that the stuff that happened in the past or what's going on there makes

Free Trade and War

Over at IntLawGrrls, Marjorie Florestal has a three part series of posts asking: Can Free Trade End War? My short answer would be that free trade is more likely to contribute to peace than are the alternatives. However, it's probably too complicated a question for a short answer

Could a WTO Panel Reject the Appellate Body's Rulings?

Despite the well-established AB case law invalidating zeroing, a recent panel in U.S. – Stainless Steel explicitly rejected the AB’s established anti-zeroing position, in particular that expressed in U.S. – Zeroing (EC) and U.S. – Zeroing (Japan), both of which addressed the same issue as the panel

The Gambling Dispute: Is Investment Arbitration An Option?

A law firm representing some gambling interests thinks it might be: protections contained in the US IIAs, comprising 40 Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) and 11 Free Trade Agreements (FTA’s), may be relied upon by foreign investors seeking to establish a gaming business in the US under the “commercial presence”