Administration Knowledge Of Economic Costs Of Foreign Policy Export Controls V. NSIAD-83-52

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NSIAD-83-52 1 (1983-09-02)

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BY THE U,S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE

Report To Senator Charles H. Percy

Administration Knowledge Of Economic Costs

Of Foreign Policy Export Controls

The Export Administration Act of 1979 re-
,quires consultation, as appropriate, with RELEASED
;businesses affected by proposed controls
!and consideration of the controls' economic he 00'Ol
, pc.GOfound that alIthough there wqllb1 l I ..... ... ;01 sp*60 pov==ll
:minimal formal business consultation t-=,c .. b--y: n: C 3 esdk ... .
business community and the Commerc .
;and State Departments did provide decisior
makers with the essential economic argu-
ments against the use of export controls.

Administration economic analyses usually
did not provide estimates of the controls'
indirect effects, but important limits exist to
Commerce's ability to better quantify such
economic costs.
GAO's review does not support the conclu-
sion that the administration might have
acted differently had it been aware of the
total economic costs, and it shifts the debate
back to the usefulness of such foreign policy
controls.

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