Trade and investment in the face of declining international cooperation

本项目旨在调查贸易和投资政策在面临越来越多不确定性的世界贸易体系中的影响和政策影响。该项目旨在更好地了解投资法规，如《投资者国家争端解决协定》及其对贸易和外国直接投资的影响。预期结果包括关于国际协议破裂及其对第三世界国家影响的新理论，以及允许量化ISDS等投资政策的福利和就业影响的经验方法。该项目将为政府政策制定者提供改善澳大利亚贸易和投资政策的信息，从而带来好处。

This project aims to investigate the impact and policy implications of trade and investment policies in a world trade system facing increasing uncertainty. The project intends to gain an improved understanding of investment regulations like Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) agreements and their impact on trade and foreign direct investment. Expected outcomes include new theories for the breakdown of international agreements and their effects on third world countries as well as empirical methods that allow for a quantification of the welfare and employment effects of investment policies like ISDS. This project should provide benefits by informing government policy makers to improve Australia’s trade and investment policies.