Sunday's New York Times has a piece by Eduardo Porter commenting on the literature evaluating the effects of immigrants on the wages of low-wage workers in the U.S.  See the excerpts on the Washington Monthly blog. As usual, there are several ways to view the situation of

This from the Wall St. Journal President Bush nominated Trade Representative Rob Portman as the White House budget director, turning to a Washington insider and longtime friend as part of an effort to re-energize the administration and boost the president's record-low approval ratings. Mr. Bush also selected Susan

From John Jackson, via the ASIL IELG listserve: I am writing to inform you that the Institute of International Economic Law (IIEL) at Georgetown Law has launched a new, non-degree course on WTO law and policy, to be offered as a week-long Academy beginning in Fall 2006.  The dates for

Preliminary conclusions of the Panel in the EC – Biotech Products dispute Much Ado About Little? Peter Van den Bossche Last February I have been amazed, and occasionally horrified, by the media and civil society reactions on the EC – Biotech Products dispute currently pending before a WTO dispute settlement panel in

I had a nice 5-hour drive from Boston to Cornell (Ithaca New York) Friday morning, and returned today. On the way, I listened to a "book on tape," which was a nice way to pass the time. I attended two conferences.  The first was organized by the very

Having failed to promote the de-judicializing ideas included in its 2003 proposal on DSU review (jointly with Chile), calling for increased Member "review", "control" and "guidance" to/of the dispute settlement process, the US has recently introduced some new ideas to DSU review that

Blogs serve many functions – including the dissemination of information, analysis of recent panel and AB decisions, and scholarly exchange. Many blogs also highlight notable recent and forthcoming scholarship. Assuming that IELP readers are interested in current scholarship but may not always have time to review the current literature, from time

Inside U.S. Trade reports that House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Bill Thomas (R-CA) today (April 3) called on the Bush Administration to acknowledge that the ongoing Doha round of trade negotiations is completely stalled over European intransigence, and refocus its energies on completing negotiations for free trade agreements

The U.S. and the EU announced that they filed a complaint against China under the WTO dispute settlement system over China’s alleged unfair treatment of foreign auto parts. http://www.ustr.gov/Document_Library/Press_Releases/2006/March/United_States_Files_WTO_Case_Against_China_Over_Treatment_of_

See the nice post by Roger Alford at Opinio Juris on this topic, discussing Tim Wu's paper.