Classics in International Trade Law

  • Richard Steinberg (UCLA Law)

This collection of classic articles in international trade law was selected by Richard H. Steinberg, Professor of Law, Jonathan D. Varat Endowed Chair in Law, Professor of Political Science.

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1 Economic and Political Logic of Trade Rules and Principles 1 Economic and Political Logic of Trade Rules and Principles

1.1. Paul R. Krugman (1987), ‘Is Free Trade Passe?’, Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1 (2), Autumn, 131–44

Paul R. Krugman (1987), ‘Is Free Trade Passe?’, Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1 (2), Autumn, 131–44

1.2. Kyle Bagwell and Robert W. Staiger (1999), ’An Economic Theory of GATT’, American Economic Review, 89 (1), March, 215–48

Kyle Bagwell and Robert W. Staiger (1999), ’An Economic Theory of GATT’, American Economic Review, 89 (1), March, 215–48

1.3 B. Peter Rosendorff and Helen V. Milner (2001), ‘The Optimal Design of International Trade Institutions: Uncertainty and Escape’ 1.3 B. Peter Rosendorff and Helen V. Milner (2001), ‘The Optimal Design of International Trade Institutions: Uncertainty and Escape’

1.3.1. Peter Rosendorff and Helen V. Milner (2001), ‘The Optimal Design of International Trade Institutions: Uncertainty and Escape’, International Organization, 55 (4), Autumn, 829–57

Peter Rosendorff and Helen V. Milner (2001), ‘The Optimal Design of International Trade Institutions: Uncertainty and Escape’, International Organization, 55 (4), Autumn, 829–57

1.3.2. PREPRINT of B. Peter Rosendorff and Helen V. Milner (2001), ‘The Optimal Design of International Trade Institutions: Uncertainty and Escape’

PREPRINT of B. Peter Rosendorff and Helen V. Milner (2001), ‘The Optimal Design of International Trade Institutions: Uncertainty and Escape’

1.4. Alan O. Sykes (1999), ‘Regulatory Protectionism and the Law of International Trade’, University of Chicago Law Review, 66 (1), Winter, 1–46

Alan O. Sykes (1999), ‘Regulatory Protectionism and the Law of International Trade’, University of Chicago Law Review, 66 (1), Winter, 1–46

1.5. Andrew T. F. Lang (2006), ‘Reconstructing Embedded Liberalism: John Gerard Ruggie and Constructivist Approaches to the Study of the International Trade Regime’, Journal of International Economic Law, 9 (1), March, 81–116

Andrew T. F. Lang (2006), ‘Reconstructing Embedded Liberalism: John Gerard Ruggie and Constructivist Approaches to the Study of the International Trade Regime’, Journal of International Economic Law, 9 (1), March, 81–116