Conconi, Paola; DeRemer, David R.; Kirchsteiger, Georg; … - 2015
This paper shows that electoral incentives affect the occurrence of trade disputes. Focusing on WTO disputes filed by … incumbent can file a trade dispute to appeal to voters motivated by reciprocity. The incumbent's ability to initiate a dispute …. If voters' ideological preferences are not too strong in favor of either candidate, the incumbent will file a trade …