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Pro trade, against competition : explaining firms’ support for selective trade protection
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Author
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Abstract
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| This dissertation challenges the mainstream view that large (multinational) companies – the so-called ‘winners of globalization’ – are unequivocally in favor of trade liberalization. While larger export markets are great for these firms, they also engage in strategic competition with rival companies, generating incentives to lobby for the imposition of highly specific, targeted trade measures. In this study, it is shown that support for these trade barriers is particularly strong among firms that are involved in intra-industry trade (IIT) and global value chains (GVCs). Selective trade protection – such as bilateral tariffs and anti-dumping duties – reduces import competition from the most threatening rivals while limiting the risk that access to foreign markets and crucial inputs will be restricted. The findings shed light on the structural shift towards forms of trade protection that are inherently more discriminatory, which can pose a threat to the international trading system based on the principle of non-discrimination. |
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Language
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English
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Publication
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Antwerp
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University of Antwerp, Faculty of Social Sciences
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2023
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XVI, 227 p.
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Note
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De Bièvre, Dirk [Supervisor]
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Full text (open access)
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The publisher created published version Available from 10.11.2026
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