Economists and political scientists have begun to isolate the causes and implications of the spread of the global financial crisis in late 2008. Critical attention--often accompanied by strident disagreement--has also focused on the efficacy of various domestic plans implemented in response to...

This article analyzes international investment protection law by using tools of economic contract theory. Contract theory has been applied to international trade law, but investment law has not yet been analyzed under this methodology. International Investment Agreements may be interpreted as a...