ANTIDUMPING JUMPING - RECIPROCAL ANTIDUMPING AND INDUSTRIAL-LOCATION

Antidumping policies are often justified as legitimate actions by gove rnments in their efforts to protect domestic producers from unfair for eign competition. The authors investigate the impact of antidumping ru les on firms' production decisions as to how much and where to produce . Antidumping measures may have unforeseen effects if they induce dire ct foreign investment and consequently increase domestic competition. The authors therefore focus on location choice and consider the strate gies of national governments attempting to advance the interests of th eir citizens through antidumping legislation. The analysis also has im plications for the effects of market integration policies, such as Eur ope 1992. JEL no. F12, F13, L11.