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Why the case for a multilateral agreement on investment is weak

Nunnenkamp, Peter; Pant, Manoj - 2003

the WTO is meeting with considerable resistance on the part of developing countries. The proponents of such a multilateral … existing arrangements would be replaced. A "WTO plus"-type framework appears to be the more realistic outcome of negotiations …, with a multilateral agreement defining the smallest common denominator of WTO members and more substantive agreements with …

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Winning or losing in investor-to-state dispute resolution : the role of arbitrator bias and experience

Donaubauer, Julian; Neumayer, Eric; Nunnenkamp, Peter - 2017

When an investor sues a state for alleged breaches of its obligations under an investment treaty or a trade agreement with investment provisions, all that should matter for who wins the case are the merits of the claim itself. Alas, investor-to-state dispute settlement (ISDS) does not take place...

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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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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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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

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

Neumayer, Eric; Nunnenkamp, Peter; Roy, Martin - 2014 - Manuscript date: March 10, 2014

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Fiscal Sustainability in Developing Asia

Adams, Charles; Ferrarini, Benno; Park, Donghyun - 2010

The central objective of this paper is to empirically examine the issue of fiscal sustainability in developing Asia. To …

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The growth impact of disasters in developing Asia

Dagli, Suzette; Ferrarini, Benno - 2019

This paper estimates the growth impact of disasters, with a focus on developing Asia and its subregions. It finds that …

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Contingent claims analysis of sovereign debt sustainability in Asian emerging markets

Brière, Marie; Ferrarini, Benno; Ramayandi, Arief - 2016

analysis and market-based risk measures well complement conventional debt sustainability analysis for Asia. …

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