Domestic protection

Antidumping Protection and Productivity Growth of Domestic Firms Antidumping Protection and Productivity Growth of Domestic Firms

We analyze the effects of European Antidumping (AD) protection on Total Factor Productivity (TFP) growth of import-competing domestic firms. We identified a panel of 1,793 European firms between 1993 and 2000 affected by AD cases that were initiated in 1996. Using a difference-indifference approach, we find evidence of increased TFP growth for those firms that filed for protection compared to f...

Antidumping protection and markups of domestic firms

This paper tests whether Antidumping (AD) protection affects the market power of importcompeting domestic firms. We use panel data of about 4000 EU producers that were involved in AD cases to estimate markups before and after the filing of a case. Our findings indicate that AD protection has positive and significant effects on domestic markups, except in cases where import diversion after prote...

Complexities of Simulating Domestic Infrastructure Protection

The war on terrorism includes a broad range of military, political, intelligence, legal, and social actions. In a previous paper we explored several of these domains and their relationships to each other. We argued for the creation of a federation of simulation tools to represent all of these domains. In this paper, we explore the concept of modeling the national infrastructure, one part of the...

The False Promise of Custody in Domestic Violence Protection Orders

Domestic Violence and Child Protection: a Police Responsibility?

In 1997, the authors undertook a collaborative research project with Barnardos, Australia, exploring domestic violence and child protection. The aim of the project was to develop and articulate a set of practice and policy principles to enhance future intervention with non-offending parents (over 98% of whom are women) and their children. The project involved three sages: observation of intake ...