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Does Limited Punishment Limit the Scope for Cross-Retaliation?

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  • Richard Chisik

    (Department of Economics, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada)

  • Harun Onder

    (The World Bank)

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This paper analyzes two prominent institutional rules in the international trading system: a limited cross-retaliation rule characterized by the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes (DSU) Article 22.3 and a limited punishment rule characterized by the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) Article XXVIII. In general, both rules are designed to limit the countermeasures upon a violation; however, the former rule specifies the limits of composition in retaliation, whereas the latter one designates the limits of retaliation magnitude. We show that, albeit seemingly unrelated, the limited cross-retaliation rule complements the limited punishment rule in per- mitting greater trade liberalization. Specifically, we show how the limited cross-retaliation rule also helps limit the incentives to violate the trade agreement when the limited punishment rule prevails.

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  • Richard Chisik & Harun Onder, 2010. "Does Limited Punishment Limit the Scope for Cross-Retaliation?," Working Papers 025, Ryerson University, Department of Economics, revised Jul 2016.
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