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A Survey of the Literature on the WTO Dispute Settlement System

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Horn, Henrik () (Research Institute of Industrial Economics)
Mavroidis, Petros C. (Columbia University)

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This paper surveys the law and economics literature on WTO dispute settlement. As a background, we first briefly lay out main features of the legal framework, and discuss possible roles of a dispute settlement mechanism. We then discuss the two main themes in the empirical literature on dispute settlement: (i) the determinants of participation by members as complainants, respondents and third parties; and (ii) the role of the DS system for the settling of disputes. The paper finally points to a number of areas that are in need of further research.

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Paper provided by Research Institute of Industrial Economics in its series Working Paper Series with number 684.

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Date of creation: 20 Dec 2006
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Handle: RePEc:hhs:iuiwop:0684

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Keywords: WTO; Dispute Settlement; DSU;

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F13 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade Policy; International Trade Organizations
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  1. Guzman, Andrew T, 2002. "The Cost of Credibility: Explaining Resistance to Interstate Dispute Resolution Mechanisms," Journal of Legal Studies, University of Chicago Press, vol. 31(2), pages 303-26, June.
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  3. Blonigen, Bruce A. & Bown, Chad P., 2003. "Antidumping and retaliation threats," Journal of International Economics, Elsevier, vol. 60(2), pages 249-273, August. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  4. Kyle Bagwell & Petros C. Mavroidis & Robert W. Staiger, 2003. "The Case for Auctioning Countermeasures in the WTO," NBER Working Papers 9920, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  5. Andrew Guzman, 2003. "The Political Economy of Litigation and Settlement at the WTO," Berkeley Olin Program in Law & Economics, Working Paper Series 1080, Berkeley Olin Program in Law & Economics. [Downloadable!]
  6. Chad P. Bown, 2004. "On the Economic Success of GATT/WTO Dispute Settlement," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 86(3), pages 811-823, 05. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  1. Ceva, Emanuela & Fracasso, Andrea, 2009. "Seeking Mutual Understanding. A Discourse Theoretical Analysis of the WTO Dispute Settlement System," MPRA Paper 14356, University Library of Munich, Germany. [Downloadable!]
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