The authors propose a theory of task trade between countries that have similar relative factor endowments and technological capabilities but may differ in size. Firms produce differentiated goods by performing a continuum of tasks, each of which generates local spillovers. Tasks can be performed...

Existing formal models of the relationship between trade policy and regulatory policy suggest the potential for a regulatory race to the bottom. World Trade Organization (WTO) rules and disputes, however, center on complaints about excessively stringent regulations. This paper bridges the gap...

The 'non-violation nullification or impairment' doctrine is among the more unique and perplexing features of WTO law. We examine the scope and application of the non-violation doctrine in the GATT/WTO. Observed cases raising non-violation claims are relatively uncommon, the non-violation claims...

This chapter reviews and synthesizes the work of economists and law and economics scholars in the field of public international law. The bulk of that work has been in the area of international trade, but many of the ideas in the trade literature have implications for other subfields. Recent...