Anti-Dumping Policies and Safeguard Measures in the Context of Costa Rica’s Economic Liberalization

This paper reviews the most important changes, both in the economy and in the legal and institutional framework, to deal with unfair trade practices that Costa Rica has experienced during its trade liberalization process. It also evaluates whether the sectors that as a result of such a process have...

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Main Authors: Monge-González, Ricardo, Monge-Ariño, Francisco
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
GDP
OIL
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/05/5800530/anti-dumping-policies-safeguard-measures-context-costa-ricas-economic-liberalization
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spelling okr-10986-89362021-04-23T14:02:42Z Anti-Dumping Policies and Safeguard Measures in the Context of Costa Rica’s Economic Liberalization Monge-González, Ricardo Monge-Ariño, Francisco ABSOLUTE TERMS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS ANTI-DUMPING DUTIES ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES ANTIDUMPING ANTIDUMPING PETITIONS ANTIDUMPING POLICIES AVERAGE TARIFF BALANCE OF PAYMENTS BILATERAL TRADE BONDS CAPITAL ACCOUNT CENTRAL AMERICA COMMERCIAL POLICIES COMMON MARKET COMPETITIVENESS CONSUMERS COUNTERVAILING DUTIES COUNTERVAILING DUTY COUNTERVAILING MEASURES COUNTRY OF ORIGIN CREATING CURRENT ACCOUNT CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT DESTINATION MARKET DEVALUATION DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DOMESTIC INDUSTRY DOMESTIC MARKET DOMESTIC POLICIES DOMESTIC PRODUCERS DOMESTIC PRODUCTION DUMPED IMPORTS ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS ECONOMIC CRISIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC INTEGRATION ECONOMIC LIBERALIZATION PROCESS ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ECONOMIC POLICY ECONOMIC PROGRESS EQUILIBRIUM EXCHANGE RATE EXPORT BIAS EXPORT PERFORMANCE EXPORT PRICE EXPORT PROMOTION EXPORT SUBSIDIES EXPORTERS EXPORTING COUNTRY EXPORTS FACTOR MARKETS FOREIGN COMPETITION FOREIGN DEBT FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTORS FOREIGN SALES FOREIGN TRADE FOREIGN TRADE PROMOTION FREE ACCESS FREE TRADE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS FREE TRADE ZONE FREE TRADE ZONES GDP GRADUAL TARIFF REDUCTION HIGH TARIFFS IMPORT SUBSTITUTION IMPORTED PRODUCT IMPORTING COUNTRY INCOME DISTRIBUTION INFLATION INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS INTERNATIONAL MARKETS INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS INTERNATIONAL TRADE LEGISLATION MACROECONOMIC POLICIES MULTILATERAL TRADE NATURAL RESOURCES NORMAL VALUE OIL PER CAPITA INCOME POSITIVE EFFECTS POVERTY LINE PRICE INCREASES PROTECTIONIST INSTRUMENT PROVISIONAL MEASURE PROVISIONAL MEASURES QUOTAS REGIONAL INTEGRATION SAFEGUARD MEASURE SAFEGUARD MEASURES TARIFF CONCESSIONS TARIFF PROTECTION TARIFF RATE TARIFF REDUCTION TARIFF REDUCTION SCHEDULE TARIFF REDUCTIONS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TELECOMMUNICATIONS TERMS OF TRADE TRADE TRADE AGREEMENT TRADE BALANCE TRADE FLOWS TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE LIBERALIZATION PROCESS TRADE PROMOTION TRADITIONAL PRODUCTS UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES UNSKILLED WORKERS URUGUAY ROUND VOLUNTARY AGREEMENTS WEALTH ZERO TARIFFS This paper reviews the most important changes, both in the economy and in the legal and institutional framework, to deal with unfair trade practices that Costa Rica has experienced during its trade liberalization process. It also evaluates whether the sectors that as a result of such a process have been facing increased foreign competition, and may have attempted to use the World Trade Organization (WTO) rules adopted by Costa Rica as a protectionist instrument. Costa Rica's legal framework against unfair trade practices at the multilateral level emerged when the country adopted the WTO rules on antidumping policies and safeguard measures. That has been reinforced at the bilateral level through the subscription of free trade agreements with Central America, Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Chile, and Canada. So far, only six antidumping petitions and five safeguards have been received by the government. In reviewing these petitions, the government has paid particular attention to the impact of any action on the competitiveness of the domestic market and on the possibility that it would support modernization of the industry. Behind the political acceptance of this disciplined approach lies widespread recognition of the social as well as economic progress that liberalization has supported. 2012-06-25T15:41:24Z 2012-06-25T15:41:24Z 2005-05 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/05/5800530/anti-dumping-policies-safeguard-measures-context-costa-ricas-economic-liberalization http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8936 English Policy Research Working Paper; No. 3591 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean Costa Rica
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topic ABSOLUTE TERMS
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
ANTI-DUMPING DUTIES
ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES
ANTIDUMPING
ANTIDUMPING PETITIONS
ANTIDUMPING POLICIES
AVERAGE TARIFF
BALANCE OF PAYMENTS
BILATERAL TRADE
BONDS
CAPITAL ACCOUNT
CENTRAL AMERICA
COMMERCIAL POLICIES
COMMON MARKET
COMPETITIVENESS
CONSUMERS
COUNTERVAILING DUTIES
COUNTERVAILING DUTY
COUNTERVAILING MEASURES
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
CREATING
CURRENT ACCOUNT
CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT
DESTINATION MARKET
DEVALUATION
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
DOMESTIC INDUSTRY
DOMESTIC MARKET
DOMESTIC POLICIES
DOMESTIC PRODUCERS
DOMESTIC PRODUCTION
DUMPED IMPORTS
ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS
ECONOMIC CRISIS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC INTEGRATION
ECONOMIC LIBERALIZATION PROCESS
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
ECONOMIC POLICY
ECONOMIC PROGRESS
EQUILIBRIUM
EXCHANGE RATE
EXPORT BIAS
EXPORT PERFORMANCE
EXPORT PRICE
EXPORT PROMOTION
EXPORT SUBSIDIES
EXPORTERS
EXPORTING COUNTRY
EXPORTS
FACTOR MARKETS
FOREIGN COMPETITION
FOREIGN DEBT
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
FOREIGN INVESTMENT
FOREIGN INVESTORS
FOREIGN SALES
FOREIGN TRADE
FOREIGN TRADE PROMOTION
FREE ACCESS
FREE TRADE
FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS
FREE TRADE ZONE
FREE TRADE ZONES
GDP
GRADUAL TARIFF REDUCTION
HIGH TARIFFS
IMPORT SUBSTITUTION
IMPORTED PRODUCT
IMPORTING COUNTRY
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INFLATION
INSURANCE
INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
LEGISLATION
MACROECONOMIC POLICIES
MULTILATERAL TRADE
NATURAL RESOURCES
NORMAL VALUE
OIL
PER CAPITA INCOME
POSITIVE EFFECTS
POVERTY LINE
PRICE INCREASES
PROTECTIONIST INSTRUMENT
PROVISIONAL MEASURE
PROVISIONAL MEASURES
QUOTAS
REGIONAL INTEGRATION
SAFEGUARD MEASURE
SAFEGUARD MEASURES
TARIFF CONCESSIONS
TARIFF PROTECTION
TARIFF RATE
TARIFF REDUCTION
TARIFF REDUCTION SCHEDULE
TARIFF REDUCTIONS
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TERMS OF TRADE
TRADE
TRADE AGREEMENT
TRADE BALANCE
TRADE FLOWS
TRADE LIBERALIZATION
TRADE LIBERALIZATION PROCESS
TRADE PROMOTION
TRADITIONAL PRODUCTS
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
UNSKILLED WORKERS
URUGUAY ROUND
VOLUNTARY AGREEMENTS
WEALTH
ZERO TARIFFS
spellingShingle ABSOLUTE TERMS
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
ANTI-DUMPING DUTIES
ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES
ANTIDUMPING
ANTIDUMPING PETITIONS
ANTIDUMPING POLICIES
AVERAGE TARIFF
BALANCE OF PAYMENTS
BILATERAL TRADE
BONDS
CAPITAL ACCOUNT
CENTRAL AMERICA
COMMERCIAL POLICIES
COMMON MARKET
COMPETITIVENESS
CONSUMERS
COUNTERVAILING DUTIES
COUNTERVAILING DUTY
COUNTERVAILING MEASURES
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
CREATING
CURRENT ACCOUNT
CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT
DESTINATION MARKET
DEVALUATION
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
DOMESTIC INDUSTRY
DOMESTIC MARKET
DOMESTIC POLICIES
DOMESTIC PRODUCERS
DOMESTIC PRODUCTION
DUMPED IMPORTS
ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS
ECONOMIC CRISIS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC INTEGRATION
ECONOMIC LIBERALIZATION PROCESS
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
ECONOMIC POLICY
ECONOMIC PROGRESS
EQUILIBRIUM
EXCHANGE RATE
EXPORT BIAS
EXPORT PERFORMANCE
EXPORT PRICE
EXPORT PROMOTION
EXPORT SUBSIDIES
EXPORTERS
EXPORTING COUNTRY
EXPORTS
FACTOR MARKETS
FOREIGN COMPETITION
FOREIGN DEBT
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
FOREIGN INVESTMENT
FOREIGN INVESTORS
FOREIGN SALES
FOREIGN TRADE
FOREIGN TRADE PROMOTION
FREE ACCESS
FREE TRADE
FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS
FREE TRADE ZONE
FREE TRADE ZONES
GDP
GRADUAL TARIFF REDUCTION
HIGH TARIFFS
IMPORT SUBSTITUTION
IMPORTED PRODUCT
IMPORTING COUNTRY
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INFLATION
INSURANCE
INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
LEGISLATION
MACROECONOMIC POLICIES
MULTILATERAL TRADE
NATURAL RESOURCES
NORMAL VALUE
OIL
PER CAPITA INCOME
POSITIVE EFFECTS
POVERTY LINE
PRICE INCREASES
PROTECTIONIST INSTRUMENT
PROVISIONAL MEASURE
PROVISIONAL MEASURES
QUOTAS
REGIONAL INTEGRATION
SAFEGUARD MEASURE
SAFEGUARD MEASURES
TARIFF CONCESSIONS
TARIFF PROTECTION
TARIFF RATE
TARIFF REDUCTION
TARIFF REDUCTION SCHEDULE
TARIFF REDUCTIONS
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TERMS OF TRADE
TRADE
TRADE AGREEMENT
TRADE BALANCE
TRADE FLOWS
TRADE LIBERALIZATION
TRADE LIBERALIZATION PROCESS
TRADE PROMOTION
TRADITIONAL PRODUCTS
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
UNSKILLED WORKERS
URUGUAY ROUND
VOLUNTARY AGREEMENTS
WEALTH
ZERO TARIFFS
Monge-González, Ricardo
Monge-Ariño, Francisco
Anti-Dumping Policies and Safeguard Measures in the Context of Costa Rica’s Economic Liberalization
geographic_facet Latin America & Caribbean
Costa Rica
relation Policy Research Working Paper; No. 3591
description This paper reviews the most important changes, both in the economy and in the legal and institutional framework, to deal with unfair trade practices that Costa Rica has experienced during its trade liberalization process. It also evaluates whether the sectors that as a result of such a process have been facing increased foreign competition, and may have attempted to use the World Trade Organization (WTO) rules adopted by Costa Rica as a protectionist instrument. Costa Rica's legal framework against unfair trade practices at the multilateral level emerged when the country adopted the WTO rules on antidumping policies and safeguard measures. That has been reinforced at the bilateral level through the subscription of free trade agreements with Central America, Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Chile, and Canada. So far, only six antidumping petitions and five safeguards have been received by the government. In reviewing these petitions, the government has paid particular attention to the impact of any action on the competitiveness of the domestic market and on the possibility that it would support modernization of the industry. Behind the political acceptance of this disciplined approach lies widespread recognition of the social as well as economic progress that liberalization has supported.
format Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author Monge-González, Ricardo
Monge-Ariño, Francisco
author_facet Monge-González, Ricardo
Monge-Ariño, Francisco
author_sort Monge-González, Ricardo
title Anti-Dumping Policies and Safeguard Measures in the Context of Costa Rica’s Economic Liberalization
title_short Anti-Dumping Policies and Safeguard Measures in the Context of Costa Rica’s Economic Liberalization
title_full Anti-Dumping Policies and Safeguard Measures in the Context of Costa Rica’s Economic Liberalization
title_fullStr Anti-Dumping Policies and Safeguard Measures in the Context of Costa Rica’s Economic Liberalization
title_full_unstemmed Anti-Dumping Policies and Safeguard Measures in the Context of Costa Rica’s Economic Liberalization
title_sort anti-dumping policies and safeguard measures in the context of costa rica’s economic liberalization
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/05/5800530/anti-dumping-policies-safeguard-measures-context-costa-ricas-economic-liberalization
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