Thomas J. Prusa

Bio

Professor Prusa’s research focuses primarily on the spread and impact of antidumping protection. He received his PhD from Stanford University in 1988. He is a professor of economics at Rutgers University and is a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Professor Prusa has published in many professional journals and is on the editorial boards of the Journal of International Economics and the Review of International Economics.

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Academic Background

  • Ph.D., Economics, Stanford University, 1988
  • M.S., Economics, Stanford University, 1985
  • B.A., Economics, Georgetown University, 1983

Areas of Expertise

  • Antidumping
  • Countervailing Duty
  • Safeguard protection
  • Administered protection

Present Position (s)

  • Professor, Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey
  • Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research

Previous Position (s)

  • Visiting Professor of Economics and Public Policy, Princeton University
  • Professor, State University of New York at Stony Brook

Other Activities and Memberships

Publications

Selected

  • “An economic history and analysis of Section 337,” in Technology, Trade, and World Competition: Protecting Intellectual Property with Trade Sanctions, (JEIDA, Washington, D.C., 1990).
  • “The selection of antidumping cases for ITC determination,” in Robert E. Baldwin ed., Empirical Studies of Commercial Policy, (University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1991).
  • “Why are so many antidumping petitions withdrawn?,” Journal of International Economics, 33(1/2), 1992 1-20. Reprinted in Economics Alert, 1(2), 1993.
  • “Does administrative protection protect? A reexamination of the U.S. Title VII and escape clause statutes,” with Wendy L. Hansen, Regulation, 16(1), 1993, 35-43. Reprinted in La Puerta: A doorway into the academy. Edited by Carin Bigrigg, Mary Friedman, Karen McKinney, Wanda Martin, Kate Warne, Rick Waters, and William Waters. (Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, 1997).
  • “International standards for intellectual property protection and R&D incentives,” with Reiko Aoki, Journal of International Economics, 35, 1993, 251-273.
  • “Pricing behavior in the presence of antidumping law,” Journal of Economic Integration, 92, 1994, 260-289.
  • “The road most taken: The rise of Title VII protection,” with Wendy L. Hansen, The World Economy, 18(2), 1995, 295-313.
  • “An overview of the impact of U.S. unfair trade laws,” in Trading Punches: Trade Disputes and Their Resolution Under NAFTA, edited by Rafael Fernandez De Castro, William B.P. Robson, and S. Dahlia Stein, (Washington, D.C.: National Planning Association), 1996, 183-205.
  • “Cumulation and ITC decision-making: The sum of the parts is greater than the whole,” with Wendy L. Hansen, Economic Inquiry, 34, 1996, 746-769.
  • “The trade effects of U.S. antidumping actions,” in Effects of U.S. Trade Protection and Promotion Policies, in Robert C. Feenstra ed., (University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1997).
  • “Economics and politics: An empirical analysis of ITC decision-making,” with Wendy L. Hansen, Review of International Economics, 5(2), 1997, 230-45.
  • “Cumulation and antidumping: A challenge to competition,” The World Economy, 1998, 1021-1033.
  • “On the Spread and Impact of Antidumping,” Canadian Journal of Economics 34(3), August 2001, 591-611.
  • “A simultaneous equations approach to antidumping injury investigations,” (joint with David Sharp), Journal of Forensic Economics, 14(1), 2001, 63-78.
  • “Antidumping” (joint with Bruce Blonigen) forthcoming Handbook of International Economics.
  • “The Economic and Strategic Motives for Antidumping Filings” (joint with Susan Skeath) forthcoming, Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv, 138(3), 2002, 389-413.
  • “The Cost of Antidumping: The Devil is in the Details” (joint with Bruce Blonigen) forthcoming World Economics.
  • “Modern Commercial Policy: Managed Trade or Retaliation?” (joint with Susan Skeath) forthcoming, Handbook of International Trade and Law.
  • “Contingent protection as better insurance,” (joint with Ronald Fischer) forthcoming, Review of International Economics.
  • “Macroeconomic factors and antidumping filings,” (joint with Michael M. Knetter) forthcoming, Journal of International Economics.
  • “Using Safeguard Protection to Raise Domestic Rivals' Costs,” (joint with James P. Durling), Japan and the World Economy, 15(1), 2003, 47-68.
Current Research Projects
  • An Empirical Analysis of U.S. Antidumping Actions.
  • Antidumping Enforcement in a Reciprocal Model of Dumping: Theory and Evidence
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Areas of Interest