More stringent BITs, less ambiguous effects on FDI? Not a bit!

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We focus on investor-state dispute settlement provisions contained in various, though far from all, bilateral investment treaties as a possible determinant of BIT-related effects on bilateral FDI flows. Our estimation results prove to be sensitive to the specification of these provisions as well as the inclusion of transition countries in the sample. Stricter dispute settlement provisions do not necessarily result in higher FDI inflows so that the effectiveness of BITs as a credible commitment device remains elusive.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: WTO Staff Working Paper ; No. ERSD-2010-10

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; International Investment; Long-term Capital Movements ; Multinational Firms; International Business ; International Law
• Subject: Dispute Settlement ; BITs ; FDI flows ; Investitionsgarantie ; Internationale Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit ; Direktinvestition ; Kapitalimport ; Schätzung ; Welt

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Berger, Axel ; Busse, Matthias ; Nunnenkamp, Peter ; Roy, Martin
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): World Trade Organization (WTO)
• (where): Geneva
• (when): 2010

Further information

• DOI: doi:10.30875/ec4fa856-en
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/57623
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:45 AM CET