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The Production Relocation and Price Effects of US Trade Policy: The Case of Washing Machines

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: We estimate the price effect of US import restrictions on washers. The 2012 and 2016 antidumping duties against South Korea and China were accompanied by downward or minor price movements along with production relocation to other export platform countries. With the 2018 tariffs, on nearly all source countries, the price of washers increased nearly 12 percent. Interestingly, the price of dryers—not subject to tariffs—increased by an equivalent amount. Factoring in dryer prices and price increases by domestic brands, the 2018 tariffs on washers imply a tariff elasticity of consumer prices of above one. (JEL F13, F14, F23, L68, 019, P33)

Source: American Economic Review

DOI: 10.1257/aer.20190611

Authors: Aaron Flaaen, Ali Hortaçsu, Felix Tintelnot

Institutions: Federal Reserve, Federal Reserve Board of Governors, National Bureau of Economic Research, University of Chicago

Language: English

Topic: Global trade and economics

Subfield: General Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Field: Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2936976074