What conclusions can be drawn from patterns of anti-dumping, anti-subsidy and safeguard activity in previous business cycles? What lessons emerge from COVID-19 and recovery?

Background

Trade remedies and trade dispute settlements are important safeguarding mechanisms where there are perceived abuses in the enforcement of the global rules-based system. Evidence should inform investigating authorities by focusing on what historical cases tell us about the effectiveness of these procedures.

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This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:

DIT Areas of research interest 2020 to 2021 GOVUK

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