The Effect of Treaties on Foreign Direct Investment: Bilateral Investment Treaties, Double Taxation Treaties, and Investment Flows

Contributors Foreword: Andreas F. Lowenfeld Preface: John H. Dunning BITs, DTTs and FDI flows: an Overview: Lisa E. Sachs and Karl P. Sauvant PART I: Introduction A Brief History of International Investment Agreements Kenneth J. Vandevelde The Framework of Investment Protection: The Content of BITs Peter Muchlinski Explaining the Popularity of Bilateral Investment Treaties, Andrew T. Guzman Double Tax Treaties: An Introduction Reuven S. Avi-Yonah PART II: Exploring the Impact of Bilateral Investment Treaties on Foreign Direct Investment Flows Do BITs Really Work: An Evaluation of Bilateral Investment Treaties and Their Grand Bargain Jeswald W. Salacuse and Nicholas P. Sullivan Bilateral Investment Treaties and Foreign Direct Investment: A Political Analysis Tim Buthe and Helen V. Milner Do Bilateral Investment Treaties Increase Foreign Direct Investment to Developing Countries? Eric Neumayer and Laura Spess The Impact of Bilateral Investment Treaties on Foreign Direct Investment Peter Egger and Michael Pfaffermayr New Institutional Economics and FDI Location in Central and Eastern Europe Robert Grosse and Len J. Trevino Do Investment Agreements Attract Investment? Evidence from Latin America Kevin P. Gallagher and Melissa B.L. Birch The Global BITs Regime and the Domestic Environment for Investment Susan Rose-Ackerman The Impact on Foreign Direct Investment of BITs UNCTAD Do Bilateral Investment Treaties Attract FDI? Only a Bit And They Could Bite Mary Hallward-Driemeier Do BITs Really Work? Revisiting the Empirical Link between Investment Treaties and Foreign Direct Investment Jason Yackee Bilateral Investment Treaties and Foreign Direct Investment: Correlation Versus Causation Emma Aisbett Why Do Developing Countries Sign BITs? Deborah L. Swenson PART III: Exploring the Impact of Double Taxation Treaties on Foreign Direct Investment Flows Do Bilateral Tax Treaties Promote Foreign Direct Investment? Bruce A. Blonigen and Ronald B. Davies The Effects of Bilateral Tax Treaties on U.S. FDI Activity Bruce A. Blonigen and Ronald B. Davies The Impact of Endogenous Tax Treaties on Foreign Direct Investment: Theory and Empirical Evidence Peter Egger, Mario Larch, Michael Pfaffermayr and Hannes Winner Host-Country Governance, Tax Treaties and U.S. Direct Investment Abroad Henry J. Louie and Donald J. Rousslang Tax Treaties for Investment and Aid to Sub-Saharan Africa: A Case Study Allison D. Christians It's All in the Timing: Assessing the Impact of Bilateral Tax Treaties on U.S. FDI Activity Daniel L. Millimet and Abdullah Kumas Do Double Taxation Treaties Increase Foreign Direct Investment to Developing Countries? Eric Neumayer PART IV: Exploring the Impact of Tax and Investment Treaties on Foreign Direct Investment Flows The Effect of Tax and Investment Treaties on Bilateral FDI Flows to Transition Economies Tom Coupe, Irina Orlova and Alexandre Skiba Selected Bibliography on Bilateral Investment Treaties and Double Taxation Treaties Lisa E. Sachs