What makes countries initiate WTO disputes on food-related issues?

Christian Götz, Thomas Heckelei and Bettina Rudloff

Food Policy, 2010, vol. 35, issue 2, 154-162

Abstract: This paper analyses relevant determinants for the probability to initiate a dispute on policy measures under the World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement system. The empirical analysis differs from existing assessments by focusing on agro-food-related disputes and provides a more in-depth analysis of specific country and sectoral characteristics not considered in previous studies. Contrary to recent analyses of overall trade disputes, the results show that some determinants such as legal capacity and monetary means are not statistically significant. Own protectionist behaviour, endured protectionism, and the duration of WTO membership, however, could be identified as relevant determinants with the expected direction of impact.

Keywords: WTO; dispute; Agro-food; sector; Binary; choice; model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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