On the role and design of dispute settlement procedures in international trade agreements

"Formal economic analysis of trade agreements typically treats disputes as synonymous with concerns about enforcement. But in reality, most WTO disputes involve disagreements of interpretation concerning the agreement, or instances where the agreement is simply silent. And some have suggested t...

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Hauptverfasser: Maggi, Giovanni 1964- (VerfasserIn), Staiger, Robert W. (VerfasserIn)
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Veröffentlicht: Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 2008
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