develop a realistic base1ine that takes into account events such as the entry of China into the WTO and the enlargement of the …

WTO negotiations deal predominantly with bound - besides applied - tariff rates. But, how can reductions in tariffs …

question, providing detailed coverage on three key design features of the GATT/WTO: reciprocity, nondiscrimination as embodied … GATT/WTO and we argue that an economic perspective can go a long way toward revealing a consistent logic to the inclusion …

which has permeated WTO scholarship for the last 10 years. Our main criticism concerns the substance of the entire debate … subsequent issues of WTO enforcement and the interpretation of the wording of the dispute settlement understanding. They thereby … along the lines of the nature of the WTO contract. This results in to three key findings: First, none of the two schools of …

(WTO) is an incomplete contract among sovereign states. Incomplete contracts contain gaps. Ex post, contractual gaps may … backtracking behavior. This paper examines the somewhat understudied issue of optimal trade policy flexibility design in the WTO … 'liability rule' of escape), or a bilateral renegotiation provision (a 'property rule' of escape). Modeling the WTO as a fully …

The basic legal instrument in the WTO Agreement regulating domestic environmental policies is the GATT National …

The China - Raw Materials dispute recently arbitrated by the WTO opposed China as defendant to the US, the EU and …