The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, better known under the name “TTIP”, is a bilateral trade and investment agreement that has been negotiated between the European Union and the United States since 2013. The respective administrations on both sides of the Atlantic have...

Freihandel bringt Wachstum und Wohlstand für alle so die Behauptung. Bei den Verhandlungen für ein neues Freihandelsabkommen zwischen den USA und der EU werden neoliberale Dogmen weiter verfolgt, obwohl die Schattenseiten der Globalisierung allgegenwärtig sind: Standortwettbewerb,...

This paper scrutinizes the effects of investor-state dispute settlements (ISDS) and national treatment provisions in a two-period model where foreign investment is subject to domestic regulation and a holdup problem. It shows that ISDS can mitigate the holdup problem and increases aggregate...

The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) is a controversial subject, but at the same time it is perceived to be the most comprehensive international agreement on free trade and investment protection. Among the topics that evoke criticism on the part of different social groups is...