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Developing Countries as Plaintiffs and Defendants in GATT/WTO Trade Disputes

Developing countries have been increasing their participation in the formal institutions and proceedings of the multilateral trading system. A prominent example is their more frequent involvement as defendants and plaintiffs in GATT/WTO trade disputes. This paper provides an initial economic appraisal of developing country performance in the GATT/WTO dispute settlement...

Tags: Developing Country, Brandeis University, GATT, Free Trade, Finance

White papers 2003-06-01

On the Economic Success of GATT/WTO Dispute Settlement

What features of the dispute settlement process help governments live up to their trade liberalization commitments? Exploiting data on GATT/WTO trade disputes initiated and completed between 1973 and 1998, this paper identifies economic and institutional determinants that help defendant governments commit to liberalizing trade. This paper finds substantial evidence consistent...

Tags: Settlement, Brandeis University, GATT, Liberalization, Government, Free Trade, Litigation, Finance, Business Operations

White papers 2003-01-01

The WTO Agreement on Safeguards: An Empirical Analysis of Discriminatory Impact

The Uruguay Round Agreement on Safeguards represents an effort to improve the GATT safeguards SG process and thereby encourage countries to choose this option over antidumping and "Gray-area" measures such as bilaterally negotiated export restraints. This paper offers a first detailed analysis of the way safeguards initiated under the agreement...

Tags: World Trade Organization, Safeguard, Brandeis University, Agreement, GATT, Analysis, Free Trade, Finance

White papers 2003-10-01