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Erscheinungsjahr: 
2012
Schriftenreihe/Nr.: 
FIW Working Paper No. 85
Verlag: 
FIW - Research Centre International Economics, Vienna
Zusammenfassung: 
In international relations, short-run incentives for non-cooperation often dominate. Yet, (external) institutions for enforcing cooperation are hampered by national sovereignty, supposedly strengthening the role of selfenforcing mechanisms. This paper examines their scope with a focus on contingent protection aka tit-for-tat in trade policy. By highlighting various strategies in a (linear) partial-equilibrium framework, we show that retaliation of non- cooperative behavior by limiting market access works as a disciplining device independently of supply and demand parameters. Our theoretical results are backed by empirical evidence that countries more frequently involved in WTO-mediated disputes entailing tit-for-tat strategies pursue on average more liberal trade regimes.
Schlagwörter: 
International Political Economy
Trade Policy Conflicts
Tit-for-Tat
WTO Dispute Settlement
JEL: 
F13
F51
D74
Dokumentart: 
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