Simon Lester

Ha-Joon Chang of the University of Cambridge writes the following in the Independent (based on a book he has coming out): Both the history of rich countries and the recent records of developing countries point to the same conclusion. Economic development requires tariffs, regulation of foreign investment, permissive intellectual

In addition to the obviously controversial subsidies in the U.S. farm bill currently under debate in Congress, there's another potentially contentious trade issue in the bill:  country of origin labeling (COOL) requirements for certain meat products.  The Palm Beach Post reports: Last week, the U.S. House

A paper by Daniel Drache and Marc D. Froese suggests just that.  From the abstract: Deadlock in the Doha Round: The Long Decline of Trade Multilateralism This paper argues that deadlock in the Doha Round of trade negotiations is due to the increasing complexity of economic globalization. It represents a

For those who haven't had enough discussion of the WTO Gambling case here on this blog, the Cato Institute in Washington, DC will be holding a policy forum on the dispute on July 25: America's High-Stakes Response to the WTO Internet Gambling Dispute POLICY FORUM

In its first decision, U.S. - Gasoline, the Appellate Body famously (relatively speaking) said: One problem with the [panel's] reasoning ... is that the Panel asked itself whether the "less favourable treatment" of imported gasoline was "primarily aimed at" the conservation of natural resources, rather

In a submission from June 1, the U.S. made its case in the Negotiating Group on Rules for amending WTO rules to allow "zeroing": ... the Appellate Body reports are contrary to what many have long understood to be consistent with the text of the AD Agreement.  The