Using bilateral trade data on WTO disputes from 1995 to 2010 within the framework of multilateral trade, this paper empirically investigates whether legally winning a WTO dispute leads to actual trade gains. This study helps to illuminate the efficacy of the WTO dispute settlement system and to...

Expenditures for research and development (R&D) of technology are increasing since most countries recognize that technology innovations are a significant factor for their economic growth. Under the World Trade Organization (WTO) system, R&D subsidies by governmental entities were permitted in...

Proliferating FTAs in recent years may have conflicting effects on antidumping uses among FTA parties. On the one hand, an FTA may increase a country’s anti-dumping activities to protect its domestic industries from the increased import flows from other parties. On the other hand, an FTA...