International Economic Law and Policy
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Author: Simon Lester co-owns WorldTradeLaw.net; Joel Trachtman is a law professor at Tufts University; Mark Benitah is a law professor at the University of Quebec, in Canada; Steve Charnovitz is an associate professor of law at the George Washington University Law School; Sungjoon Cho is an assistant professor at the Chicago-Kent College of Law; Henry Gao is an assistant law professor at the University of Hong Kong; and Bryan Mercurio is a senior lecturer on the law faculty of the University of New South Wales in Sydney.
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Recent Posts from International Economic Law and Policy
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Trade in Everything: Fireworks (July 4th Edition)
From MSNBC: It was eerily quiet at Aaron Waugh’s fireworks stand in Princeton, W.Va. “Pretty slow, pretty slow,” he concluded. “More people need to come in.” The solitude at Rocket World, which opened last week,…
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Trade, Inequality and Wal-Mart
Over at VoxEU, Christian Broda argues: Conventional wisdom says globalisation has increased US income inequality. This column says that is dead wrong, as China and Wal-Mart have increased the purchasing power of the poor more…
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60,000 Pages of WTO Jurisprudence
That's what the Economist says. Does that sound right? I've never tried to count, although people have suggested the idea to me before. I probably should, I just can't face the prospect of opening each…
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Investment Treaty Empiricism
Over at Opinio Juris, Susan Franck talks about empiricism and international law, with a focus on investment treaty decisions, noting the differences between the rhetoric and the reality of investment treaty decisions. David Zaring offers…
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New Paper: "Currency Manipulation" and World Trade
Robert Staiger and Alan Sykes have a new Working Paper on "'Currency Manipulation' and World Trade." Here's the abstract: Central bank intervention in foreign exchange markets may, under some conditions, stimulate exports and retard imports.…
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Strong Words from Bhagwati about Preferential Trade
From his new book: The Pandemic of PTAs There is yet another irony. The interwar proliferation of preferences was a result of an uncoordinated pursuit of protectionism, itself aided by the breakdown of financial stability…
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Domestic Tap Water Versus Imported Bottled Water
From AFP: A debate over water is boiling over in the United States and elsewhere amid growing environmental concerns about bottled water and questions about safety of tap water. The US Conference of Mayors in…
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Coming Soon: The China - Auto Parts Decision
Let's say a country has bound a 10% tariff duty on auto parts, but a 25% duty on automobiles. To reduce the amount of duties paid, foreign companies have an incentive to export parts rather…
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Call for Papers: Georgetown Journal of International Law
A Call for Papers: The Georgetown Journal of International Law, the affiliated journal of the U.S. Court of International Trade, is soliciting articles for its third annual publication of the International Trade Review. We welcome…
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Is Trade Skepticism on the Rise?
Perhaps, but it has a long history, as shown by this AEI paper that looks at public responses to trade-related polling over time. Here's one illustration: Do you think it should be the policy of…