How Much Neoprotectionism is There in Contemporary World Trade?

• Authors: Karolina Pawlak

Abstracts

EN

Negative effects of globalisation and liberalisation of trade are countered using protectionist measures. Contemporary protectionism, typically termed neoprotectionism, is put into practice using a wide variety of non-tariff instruments, with a considerably lesser degree of transparency compared to tariffs, which are more difficult to identify and measure. The aim of this paper is to determine the dynamics of protection, as well as the category and geographical structure for the use of trade policy instruments in the world goods trade in the years 2010–2022. The study was based on source materials from the Global Trade Alert (GTA) and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The conducted analyses showed that interventions taken in the world goods trade in the years 2010–2022 were primarily trade restrictions executed using non-tariff measures. In terms of its geographical distribution the relatively greatest scope of protectionism observed was for the trade policy of China and the USA. In terms of the product category, the sale of agricultural produce was protected the most. The realised model of protectionism differed depending on the group of products being traded, the standard of economic development of the country implementing trade policy measures, its export specialisation and the degree of self-sufficiency. The protectionist character of the trade policy was also enhanced during economic crises.

Keywords

EN

trade protection; non-tariff measures to trade; harmful policy instruments; liberalising policy instruments; trade in goods

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Warszawski. Wydział Nauk Ekonomicznych
• Journal: Central European Economic Journal
• Year: 2023
• Volume: 11
• Issue: 58
• Pages: 21-32

Dates

published

2024

Contributors

author

Karolina Pawlak

• Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Poznaniu

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/ceej-2024-0003

Biblioteka Nauki

29431101