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Introducing the Electronic Database of Investment Treaties (EDIT): The Genesis of a New Database and Its Use

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  • Alschner, Wolfgang
  • Elsig, Manfred
  • Polanco, Rodrigo

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This article introduces a novel database on investment treaties called the Electronic Database of Investment Treaties (EDIT). We describe the genesis of the database and what makes EDIT the most comprehensive and systematic database to date. What stands out besides the coverage is that treaties are all provided in one single language (English) and in one single format that is machine-readable. In the second part of the article, we provide selected illustrations on how the data can be used to address research questions in international law, international political economy, and international relations by applying text-as-data methods and by extracting and visualizing data based on EDIT.

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  • Alschner, Wolfgang & Elsig, Manfred & Polanco, Rodrigo, 2021. "Introducing the Electronic Database of Investment Treaties (EDIT): The Genesis of a New Database and Its Use," World Trade Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 20(1), pages 73-94, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:wotrrv:v:20:y:2021:i:1:p:73-94_5
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    1. Tarald Gulseth Berge & Øyvind Stiansen, 2023. "Bureaucratic capacity and preference attainment in international economic negotiations," The Review of International Organizations, Springer, vol. 18(3), pages 467-498, July.
    2. Polanco, Rodrigo, 2022. "Sustainable Development in Chilean International Investment Agreements," Papers 1376, World Trade Institute.
    3. Seán Fobbe, 2022. "Introducing twin corpora of decisions for the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the Permanent Court of International Justice (PCIJ)," Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 19(2), pages 491-524, June.
    4. Anne Marie Thow & Wolfgang Alschner & Faisal Aljunied, 2023. "Public health clauses in international investment agreements: Sword or shield?," Global Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science, vol. 14(2), pages 260-269, May.
    5. KAMATA Isao, 2023. "Foreign Direct Investment and Labor Market Flexibility in Host and Source Countries," Discussion papers 23033, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI).

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