In diesem Papier beschäftigen wir uns mit den Möglichkeiten einer globalen Umweltpolitik, die eine Minderung der CO2-Emissionen zum Ziel hat. Wir konzentrieren uns hierbei auf die im Rahmen des joint-implementation- Ansatzes in die Diskussion eingebrachten Vorschläge und diskutieren diese am...

This paper scrutinizes the effects of investor-state dispute settlements (ISDS) and national treatment provisions in a two-period model where foreign investment is subject to domestic regulation and a holdup problem. It shows that ISDS can mitigate the holdup problem and increases aggregate...

Investor-state dispute settlements (ISDS) were supposed to become an integral part of multilateral trade and investment agreements although the partner countries of these deals do not suffer from substantial institutional weakness. This paper shows why multinational firms lobby for ISDS also in...