| | Anti-Dumping In Practice: Hypothesising, Case Reporting, Case Investigation, Countervailing Actions, Sunset Review and Suspension Course, Diploma - Postgraduate - in Anti-Dumping Practice: Investigation, Management and Review, Progressing to a Masters Degree - MA, MBA, MSc - Central London UK, October 6-11, 2008; Other International Locations Anti-Dumping Countervailing Actions Course, including Sunset Review, WTO, GATT, ADA, International Trade, Importing Countries, Exporting Countries, Capacity Building, Export Trade, Foreign Reserve, Domestic markets, government subsidies, import duties, Export Platforms, domestic market, General Agreement, Tariffs And Trade, World Trade Organisation, WTO, world trade, Dumping, Forms of Subsidies, ADA Agreement, Predatory dumping, Cyclical dumping, Market expansion dumping, State-trading dumping, Strategic dumping, Determining Dumping, Actionable Dumping, ADA Panel, Appellate Body, Injury, Causal Link, Anti-Dumping Investigation, Research Design, Data gathering, Instrument Design, Information sources, Secondary Sources, Primary Sources, Data Elicitation Techniques, Surveys, Participant Observation, Conversation Analysis, Documentary Analysis, Focus Groups, Interviews, Questionnaires, Sampling, Sampling Frame, Sampling Techniques, Convenience Samples, Quota Sample, Systematic Sample, Probability sampling, Random Samples, Simple Random Sample. Course Programme for Anti-Dumping In Practice: Hypothesising, Case Reporting, Case Investigation, Countervailing Actions, Sunset Review and Suspension Course, Leading to Diploma - Postgraduate - in Anti-Dumping Practice: Investigation, Management and Review, Progressing to a Masters Degree - MA, MBA, MSc Leading to Diploma – Postgraduate – in Anti-Dumping Practice: Investigation, Management and Review Objectives | Contents, Concepts and Issues | | | Module 1 Dumping, Anti-Dumping and Anti-Subsidy: A Conceptual and Practical Review Module Duration: 1 Day | Module Objectives | Contents, Concepts and Issues | By the conclusion of the specified learning and development activities, delegates will be able to: | The Value of International Trade to Importing and Exporting Countries International Trade and Capacity Building Export Trade and Foreign Reserve Domestic markets, government subsidies and ‘duties’ Export Platforms and the determination of domestic market A Review of the General Agreement On Tariffs And Trade (GATT) The World Trade Organisation (WTO) and its perceived role in the promotion of world trade Dumping in Practice: A Practical Determinant Forms and Rationalisation of Subsidies Conceptualising Anti-Dumping Contextualising Anti-Subsidy
| Discuss, with confidence, the value of international trade and those who are poised to benefit from the various activities involved Determine the degree to which international trade might be a key factor in a country’s ‘capacity building’ Determine the degree to which the pricing in domestic markets might be a realistic measure Suggest the extent to which government subsidies, taxes and duties might affect the prices of commodities on the domestic market Effectively address the role of domestic competition, supply and demand might affect pricing and pricing strategy Resolve the issue of the ‘imposition’ of the ‘Export Platform’ in confusing or eliminating the domestic market Exhibit a fundamental understanding of the development and achievements of GATT Place the WTO in the context of Globalisation and ‘International Free Trade Movement’ Provide a practical definition of dumping and the factors by which it is determined List and explain at least three types of national and regional subsidies Explain the value of subsidies to national and regional markets and economies Provide an enlightened view of opposition to dumping, generally Locate the opposition to national and regional subsidies within the context of anti-competitiveness
| | | Module 2 An Analysis of the Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 {Anti-Dumping Agreement (ADA)}. Module Duration: 1.5 Days | Module Objectives | Contents, Concepts and Issues | By the conclusion of the specified learning and development activities, delegates will be able to: | TThe ADA Agreement Interpreting the ADA Difference between ‘Requirement’ and ‘Provision’ Predatory dumping Cyclical dumping Market expansion dumping State-trading dumping Strategic dumping Determining Dumping Actionable Dumping Constitution and Function of the WTO ADA Panel The Appellate Body of the WTO Determination of ‘Injury’ under ADA ‘Causal Link’
| Demonstrating their heightened understanding of the wide ranging issues associated with the ADA Illustrate, with examples, the fundamental difference between the WTO provisions and its requirements, under the ADA Explain the practical steps that might be taken to determine whether Dumping has taken place within a particular country List the difference forms of Actionable Dumping, under ADA Link predatory dumping with exporters’ monopolistic intent Determine the factors that contribute to cyclical dumping Provide advice to anti-dumping agencies and protagonists regarding the determination of and bases for market expansion dumping Use available examples to determine the implications of State-trading dumping for the Amassing of Foreign Exchange Reserve Use case examples to illustrate the role of national and regional governments in supporting strategic dumping, thereby benefiting from an overall strategy which includes both low export pricing and the maintenance of a closed home market, benefiting from their resultant monopolistic market positions Explain the role of the WTO Panel Use case examples to illustrate the function of the Appellate Body of the WTO Determine when injury has taken place in a domestic market Determine causal link between dumping and ‘domestic industrial injury’
| | | Module 3 Research Design: Preparing for the Anti-Dumping Investigation Module Duration: 1.5 Days | Module Objectives | Contents, Concepts and Issues | By the conclusion of the specified learning and development activities, delegates will be able to: | Stages of an Anti-Dumping Investigation Research Design Data gathering and Instrument Design Sources of Information Secondary Sources Primary Sources Data Elicitation Techniques Surveys Participant Observation Conversation Analysis Documentary Analysis Focus Groups Interviews Questionnaires Sampling As An Important Element of Research Design The Sampling Frame Sampling Techniques Convenience Or Non-random Samples Quota Sample Systematic Sample Probability Or Random Samples Simple Random Sample Stratified Sampling Multi-stage Sampling Interview or Questionnaire? Using Unstructured Questions Using Open-ended Questions Designing Closed-ended Questions Avoiding Forced-choice Data Analysis Instruments of Analysis Using a ‘Tally System’ Awareness of the SPSS Package Using Excel Package Data Interpretation Making Sense of The Information Identifying ‘Trends’ & ‘Patterns’ in Information Arriving At Conclusions Reporting The Findings Reporting Styles Using The Evidence Use of Visual Representations Generating Graphs & Charts From Tables Managing Research Projects Project Planning Generating Project Roles Realistic Project Costing Monitoring & Continuous Evaluation The Interim Reports
| Outline the stages in the Anti-Dumping Investigation Discuss the importance of research design in the effectiveness of data gathering, analysis and reporting Design a research project, taking account of important issues Choose sources of information appropriate for the type of research being conducted Assess the value of secondary sources of information as a prelude to the conduct of primary research Choose the methodology that best suits the type of investigation being conducted & appropriate to the research objectives Choose the most appropriate data elicitation techniques, in relation to the sampling frame, sampling unit, sample size & time span, among other factors. Advise others of the situations in which participant observation, conversation analysis, documentary analysis, focus groups, interviews & questionnaires, respectively, are appropriate. Design interviews & questionnaires that will elicit information appropriate to the research objectives Design structured & unstructured questions, determining the conditions under which they should be used Design questionnaires & interview schedules, with a mixture of open-ended & closed-ended questions, avoiding forced-choice in the latter Employ appropriate data analysis techniques, based on the type & volume of data available Aware of the SPSS Package and its effectiveness in data recording and analysis Use the Excel software package in recording and analysing data, and in reporting Identifying ‘trends’ & ‘patterns’ in information, in an effort to arrive at conclusions Produce effective reports, adhering to conventional styles, presenting evidence from the data, & exploiting visual representations Make research proposals, taking pertinent factors into account
| | | Module 4 Hypothesising, Investigating and Reporting Dumping Module Duration: 1 Day | Module Objectives | Contents, Concepts and Issues | By the conclusion of the specified learning and development activities, delegates will be able to: | Establishing a Dumping Hypothesis Reporting Procedure Designing a research to test ‘Dumping Hypothesis’ Reporting the ‘Alternative Hypothesis’ to WTO style Testing the Null Hypothesis’ Reporting Findings of Investigation to WTO Determining whether dumping has caused injury
| Demonstrate their ability to establish an anti-dumping hypothesis Formulate a null hypothesis Follow the WTO reporting procedure for suspected dumping Devise ways of assessing ‘material injury’ Establish, through calculation, the margin of injury that a particular import presents Establish an effective investigation period Design an
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