WTO争端解决机制改革效用的实证分析

The Effect of WTO DSM Reform on Dispute Settlement Result

WTO的争端解决机制是一个以规则为导向的组织,被认为是一个公正的国际贸易组织。这也使人们认为在这个进步的机制下,发展中国家的利益会得到好的保护。但是目前还很少有学者对此进行实证研究。文章以2001年至2006年的贸易争端为样本研究对象,研究争端解决机制改革的效用,发现发展中国家作为申诉方会比发达国家作为申诉方获得更多的应诉方让步。而且当应诉方为发达国家时,发展中国家获得让步的可能性较大。

The DSM under WTO is a rule-oriented organization that is deemed as a fair international trade organization. Under such an improved mechanism, naturally it is believed that the interests of developing countries will be better protected. However, there are limited researchers focusing on whether the actual empirical results would be in line with the taken-for-granted expectation. This paper takes the trade disputes under GATT and those under WTO from 2001 to 2006 as research samples. After the empirical analysis, it is found that under WTO, developing countries as plaintiffs have secured more concessions by defendants than developed countries.