States have signed over 3,000 bilateral investment treaties （BITs）. BITs stipulate the terms and conditions by which foreign investors from one country must be treated in another. A series of empirical studies have ...States have signed over 3,000 bilateral investment treaties （BITs）. BITs stipulate the terms and conditions by which foreign investors from one country must be treated in another. A series of empirical studies have asked the question, do BITs increase foreign direct investment to less developed countries？ This paper reviews the literature. While the studies come to conflicting results, most studies suffer from the same methodological misstep--they fail to account for variation in treaties. The paper concludes that the most productive path forward for future research efforts includes using dyadic research designs that account for variation in BITs.展开更多
The Canada-China bilateral investment treaty(BIT)——also known as a Foreign Investment Protection and Promotion Agreement(FIPPA)——was signed by Canada and China in September 2012 and ratified by China in February 2...The Canada-China bilateral investment treaty(BIT)——also known as a Foreign Investment Protection and Promotion Agreement(FIPPA)——was signed by Canada and China in September 2012 and ratified by China in February 2013.~①Canada’s federal government reportedly intended to ratify the treaty in or around November 2012;for unknown reasons,Canadahas not yet ratified the treaty thus precluding its entry into force.~②It is argued in this article that the treaty warrants closer scrutiny in both Canada and China and should not be permitted to enter into force.展开更多
In recent years,Sino-African bilateral trade has been experiencing explosive growth.As of 2013,the trade volume of the 18 countries to the south of Sahara with China accounted for 23%in their total exports,whereas the...In recent years,Sino-African bilateral trade has been experiencing explosive growth.As of 2013,the trade volume of the 18 countries to the south of Sahara with China accounted for 23%in their total exports,whereas the ratio was only 4.6%in2000.In terms of investment,China’s direct investment to Africa was展开更多
文摘States have signed over 3,000 bilateral investment treaties （BITs）. BITs stipulate the terms and conditions by which foreign investors from one country must be treated in another. A series of empirical studies have asked the question, do BITs increase foreign direct investment to less developed countries？ This paper reviews the literature. While the studies come to conflicting results, most studies suffer from the same methodological misstep--they fail to account for variation in treaties. The paper concludes that the most productive path forward for future research efforts includes using dyadic research designs that account for variation in BITs.
文摘The Canada-China bilateral investment treaty(BIT)——also known as a Foreign Investment Protection and Promotion Agreement(FIPPA)——was signed by Canada and China in September 2012 and ratified by China in February 2013.~①Canada’s federal government reportedly intended to ratify the treaty in or around November 2012;for unknown reasons,Canadahas not yet ratified the treaty thus precluding its entry into force.~②It is argued in this article that the treaty warrants closer scrutiny in both Canada and China and should not be permitted to enter into force.
文摘In recent years,Sino-African bilateral trade has been experiencing explosive growth.As of 2013,the trade volume of the 18 countries to the south of Sahara with China accounted for 23%in their total exports,whereas the ratio was only 4.6%in2000.In terms of investment,China’s direct investment to Africa was
