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Export Subsidies
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Large Country Case
Deficiency Payment
Excess
Supply
Supply I Supply II
Pproducers
a b c PW
PW d e g f
PW’
Excess
Demand I Demand
Demand II
PW
PW ´ PW’
Excess
Demand I Demand
Demand II
Q0P Q0c
Q0c Q0P Canada Q0T Q1T World EU
Q1c Q1p wheat Wheat Q1p Q1c wheat
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Large Country Case
Production Control
ES ´
S I´ SI ES0 Supply II
PW a b c
d
PW’
Excess
Demand I Demand
Demand II
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What is a countervailing duty (CVD)?
• Definition ≡ An import duty imposed on a commodity to off-set a
reduction in its price as a result of a subsidy in the country of origin
• These are actions taken under the domestic trade law of the importing
country
Excess
Demand I Demand
Demand II
Q0P Q0c
Q0c Q0P Exporter Q0T Q1T World Importer
Q1c Q1p Q2T Q1p Q2p Q2c Q1c
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What is a countervailing duty (CVD)?
• Countervailing duty investigations deal with questions such as:
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Effect of Export Subsidy
Large Country Case
Excess
Price Supply I Supply Supply II
Subsidy
P subsidy a b c
PW h g f e d
i j P1W
PW1
Excess
Demand I Demand
Demand II
P subsidy a b c P subsidy a b c
PW h g f e d PW h g f e d
i j PW1 i j
Demand I Demand I
c
Q1c Q0
c
Q0P Q1P Exporter Q1c Q0 Q0P Q1P Exporter
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Effect of Export Subsidy
Excess
Supply I Supply Supply II
Pe subsidy
Original
PW X-subsidy
P1W
CVD
ED0
Demand I ED1 Demand II