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This paper develops an economic theory of international investment agreements, applies it to explain central features of modern investment treaties, and uses it to address a number of prominent issues in international investment litigation. The paper argues that investment agreements have a dual...
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unchanging world', as the US Supreme Court did more than a century ago, albeit this time on a global scale …
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This paper inquires whether the ITA tribunals, while judging whether a host State's regulatory measures amount to indirect expropriation or not, have been able to develop and apply the police power doctrine in a uniform manner? This inquiry is important to understand whether this doctrine could...
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The paper develops a new stand-alone structural gravity model for explaining bilateral FDI patterns. We employ the model to analyse the impact of preferential trade agreements (PTAs), bilateral investment treaties (BITs) and other policies on bilateral foreign direct investment (FDI). We use the...
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The paper develops a stand-alone structural gravity model for explaining bilateral FDI patterns. We employ the model to analyse the impact of preferential trade agreements (PTAs), bilateral investment treaties (BITs) and other policies on bilateral foreign direct investment (FDI). We use the...
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The purpose of the paper is to evaluate the GATS/Telecom Agreement. This is done by looking at the guiding principles for negotiating market access for foreign investors, by comparing the Agreement with the Telecom Agreement under NAFTA and by discussing the merits of the multilateral approach...
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were integrated into the modern world economic system and subjected to the IEL that sustains it. It then looks at Asia … respect to IEL and highlights issues that may prompt future research. These issues are possibly caused by Asia's historical … in Asia, which has largely been developed through regional economic integration. The chapter then turns to several recent …
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The scope and depth of bilateral and regional preferential trade agreements (RTAs) negotiated over the past 15 years has expanded beyond traditional market access and preferential tariffs to include provisions on a wide range of issues, including trade facilitation. This study is a first attempt...
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the world. Global financial safety nets (GFSNs) are one important area for monetary cooperation. This paper reviews the …
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