Jim Whitney
Trade policy disputes
 
For each of the following trade policy disputes, respond
    (1) 'Yes' or 'No' based on whether you personally support or oppose the action recommended by the party initiating the dispute; and
    (2) 'Yes' or 'No' based on whether you think the party initiating the dispute was successful.
  1. Unionized US apparel firms ask for protection from low-cost nonunioinized imports. (1) ____  (2) ____
  2. US subway car firms argue that local governments should "buy American" despite lower import prices due to better production technology in Japan. (1) ____  (2) ____
  3. US steel firms file for offsetting tariffs on steel being dumped in the US by Japan because Japan's  recession has depressed its own demand for steel. (1) ____  (2) ____
  4. US lumber companies ask for tariffs on cedar roof shingle imports from Canada where the government subsidizes production by waiving standard stumpage fees for trees cut down on government-owned properties. (1) ____  (2) ____
  5. Mexico appeals to the World Trade Organization to disallow a U.S. ban on tuna imported from

    6. countries that fail to use dolphin-safe fishing techniques (dolphin-safe techniques are  required for US fishing firms, but dolphins are not on a global list of endangered species). (1) ____  (2) ____
  6. US pharmaceutical firms ask for retaliatory tariffs on $200 million of imports from Brazil, whose policies allow its domestic firms to infringe on US patents. (1) ____  (2) ____
  7. US finished wood furniture firms ask for protection from Mexican imports which cost less to produce because of lower environmental standards in Mexico.  (1) ____  (2) ____
  8. US sugar growers seek restrictions on sugar imports to prevent US prices from falling below the price floor guaranteed by the US government. (1) ____  (2) ____
  9. US rose growers file for tariffs on roses from Colombia for using cases of roses to smuggle cocaine into the US and then dumping the roses. (1) ____  (2) ____
  10. Environmentalists urge the US to ban $20 million of wildlife product imports from Taiwan, equal to the estimated value of Taiwan's global tiger and rhinoceros trade in violation of international provisions to protect endangered species. (1) ____  (2) ____
  11. US athletic shoe producers ask for protection from imports from Asia where producers cut costs by utilizing child labor. (1) ____  (2) ____
  12. Japanese apple growers ask for protection from imports from the US, where production costs are lower because the US produces lower-quality apples. (1) ____  (2) ____
  13. US auto firms ask for protection from imports from Japan, where production costs are lower in part because of greater worker motivation. (1) ____  (2) ____
  14. US pistachio growers file for tariffs on pistachios from Iran, which are dumped on foreign markets  because of an export subsidy by the the Iranian government. (1) ____  (2) ____
  15. US orange growers ask for restrictions on imports from Argentina, whose exported oranges are inspected for pest infestations but not cultivated with as much pesticide use as US oranges. (1) ____  (2) ____
  16. US television producers ask for protection from imports from Japan, where a protected industry cartel sells televisions for a high price at home and a low price in the US market. (1) ____  (2) ____
  17. US apparel firms ask for protection from imports from countries which have significantly lower fringe benefits and worse working conditions than are required by law in the US. (1) ____  (2) ____
  18. Japanese aluminum producers ask for restrictions on imports from the US where producers have a cost advantage because of subsidized energy prices. (1) ____  (2) ____
  19. Harley Davidson, the only motorcycle producer in the US, asks for temporary tariffs on imports from Japan to gain time to retool and compete better with more efficient Japanese producers. (1) ____  (2) ____
  20. US oil producers ask for restrictions on cheaper oil imports in order to protect domestic production for national security purposes. (1) ____  (2) ____
  21. Producers in several US manufacturing industries request tariffs on imports from India of items which benefit from a variety of production subsidies. (1) ____  (2) ____
  22. French officials seek an exemption from World Trade Organization rules to preserve a European Commission requirement that its member states allocate at least 51 percent of television broadcast air time to programming provided by Europeans in order to help preserve European culture. (1) ____  (2) ____
  23. US computer chip exporters ask for retaliatory tariffs on a variety of imports from Japan to encourage competing exporters in Japan to stop dumping computer chips in the global market (the dumping is due to over-investment and excess production capacity in Japan). (1) ____  (2) ____
  24. U.S.-based Ethyl Corp. appeals to NAFTA to overturn a Canadian ban on the import of a controversial Ethyl gasoline additive, MMT, banned for health reasons in Canada and California, although a Canadian government study found insufficient scientific data of adverse health effects. (1) ____  (2) ____
  25. The European Union sues in US federal court to overturn a ban by Massachusetts on buying goods from companies that do business in the military-controlled nation of Myanmar. (1) ____  (2) ____
  26. US candle makers ask for tariffs against Chinese imports dumped at low prices artificially set by China's Communist government (where market-determined prices are unavailable). (1) ____  (2) ____
  27. The CIA urges, for national security purposes, a ban on exports to Russia of supercomputers capable of simulating nuclear testing at a fraction of the cost of actual tests. (1) ____  (2) ____
  28. The US asks the World Trade Organization to rule against European Union import policies which favor their former colony banana exporters and deprive US producer Chiquita of up to $520 million per year of sales of higher quality Western Hemisphere (but non-US) bananas. (1) ____  (2) ____

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