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On the heterogeneous trade and welfare effects of GATT/WTO membership

Felbermayr, Gabriel; Larch, Mario; Yalçin, Erdal; … - 2020

equilibrium effects of GATT/WTO membership on trade and welfare. Using an extensive database covering manufacturing trade for 186 … countries over the period 1980-2016, we find that the average impact of GATT/WTO membership on trade among member counties is … general equilibrium effects of GATT/WTO on welfare, which are sizable and heterogeneous across members, and relatively small …

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Interpretation of the umbrella clause in investment agreements

Yannaca-Small, Catherine (contributor) - 2006

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Do trade and investment agreements lead to more FDI? : Accounting for key provisions inside the black box

Berger, Axel; Busse, Matthias; Nunnenkamp, Peter; Roy, … - 2010

The previous literature provides a highly ambiguous picture on the impact of trade and investment agreements on FDI. Most empirical studies ignore the actual content of BITs and RTAs, treating them as "black boxes", despite the diversity of investment provisions constituting the essence of these...

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Democracies cooperate more : even where it threatens to bite?

Hühne, Philipp; Meyer, Birgit; Nunnenkamp, Peter; Roy, … - 2015

Estimating two-step selection models, we find that more democratic governments are more likely to conclude preferential trade agreements (PTAs) and to agree to stricter investment provisions related to pre-establishment national treatment and investor-state dispute settlement in PTAs. This is...

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Temporal validity of international investment agreements : a large sample survey of treaty provisions

Pohl, Joachim - 2013

International investment agreements (IIAs) almost universally define their temporal validity and thus set conditions for States’ exit from these treaties. This study presents the results of the survey of language that determines the temporal validity of 2,061 bilateral investment agreements...

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Are stricter investment rules contagious? : host country competition for foreign direct investment through international agreements

Neumayer, Eric; Nunnenkamp, Peter; Roy, Martin - 2014

We argue that the trend toward international investment agreements (IIAs) with stricter investment rules is driven by competitive diffusion, namely defensive moves of developing countries concerned about foreign direct investment (FDI) diversion in favor of competing host countries. Accounting...

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Intellectual property rights in international investment agreements : an overview

Liberti, Lahra - 2010

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Dispute settlement provisions in international investment agreements : a large summary survey

Pohl, Joachim; Mashigo, Kekeletso; Nohen, Alexis - 2012

Investor-State dispute settlement mechanisms (ISDS) are an important component of most International Investment Agreements (IIAs) and have significant influence on how disputes between States and investors are resolved. This statistical survey of a large sample of 1,660 bilateral investment...

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Investment treaties over time : treaty practice and interpretation in a changing world

Gordon, Kathryn M.; Pohl, Joachim - 2015

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Investment treaties and shareholder claims : analysis of treaty practice

Gaukrodger, David - 2014

Advanced systems of domestic corporate law generally apply a “no reflective loss” principle to shareholder claims. Shareholder claims are permitted for direct injury to shareholder rights (such as voting rights). But shareholders generally cannot bring claims for reflective loss incurred as...

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