Unequal among equals: Why are developing countries less likely to win WTO disputes?

A. Kazun () and A. Kazun ()

Voprosy Ekonomiki, 2016, issue 7

Abstract: This article discusses the factors that affect the chances of a favorable resolution of claims to the WTO dispute settlement. Drawing on several hundreds of complaints received by the WTO since the establishment of the organization and till 2014, we demonstrate that the developing countries have a smaller probability of successful resolution in the dispute than the developed countries. This inequality can be explained by differences in the size of economies (GDP), but the paper shows that differences in the country’s experience of participation in WTO disputes have a higher predictive power.

Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.32609/0042-8736-2016-7-106-122

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