It has been suggested that the main cause of the U.S. trade deficit with China is the savings gap between the two countries, involving some combination of China saving too much and the U.S. saving too little.  From Morgan Stanley Asia Chairman Stephen Roach: Morgan Stanley Asia Chairman

Tobacco and trade/investment issues are heating up. Philip Morris is suing Norway: Philip Morris Norway (PMN) has announced it’s going to sue the Norwegian state. They claim the ban against displaying tobacco products that came into force on 01 January is illegal. “These regulations prevent adult consumers from

From SSRN, here is the asbtract of Climate Labelling and the WTO: The 2010 EU Ecolabelling Programme as a Test Case Under WTO Law, by Erich Vranes Environmental labelling is increasingly used as an instrument of climate protection. This is underlined, for example, by the EU climate change programme, in

From June 2-11, 2010: The Workshop is an intensive ten day residential program designed for doctoral and post-doctoral scholars. The Workshop aims to promote innovative ideas and alternative approaches to issues of global law, economic policy and social justice in the aftermath of the economic crisis.  The initiative

From The Economist: California has been worrying about “runaway production” since 1998, when Canada began luring producers and their crews away from Los Angeles with tax breaks. Other places followed, and all but seven American states and territories and 24 other countries now offer, or are preparing to offer, rebates,