Data:
Below are files available by indicator. The files are provided individually because of the unit of observation varies. See notes in parentheses.
Please cite:
Jeffrey Kucik. 2019. "How do prior rulings affect future disputes?" International Studies Quarterly. 63(4): 1122-32.
Jeffrey Kucik and Krzysztof Pelc. 2016. "Measuring the Costs of Privacy: A Look at the Distributional Effects of Private Bargaining." British Journal of Political Science. 46(4): 861-89.
PARTICIPANTS
Lists all complainants, respondents, and third parties (by dispute-country, DS1-565).
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DATES
Includes year and month that disputes were initiated and panel/appeal dates, if applicable (by dispute, DS1-565).
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OUTCOMES
Reports the final outcome of each case by official WTO status (by dispute, DS1-565).
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DISPUTED PRODUCTS
Lists all products named in the dispute (by dispute-product, DS1-565).
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DISPUTED PRODUCTS IMPORTS *PLEASE NOTE: With updates to the products data, the imports data is no longer complete.
Includes bilateral imports into respondents in disputed products (by dispute-litigants-product-year, DS1-423).
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CLAIMS (w/ DIRECTION OF RULING)
Includes a full list of the individual legal claims made in each case (by dispute-claim, DS1-565).
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CREDITS: This data was collected by Jeffrey Kucik and Krzysztof Pelc with research assistance from:
Alex Surmacz
Alexis Work
Matthew Cobb
Lauren Konken
Yanick Touchette
Yilang Feng
Casey McDermott
Eliza Wood
Jesse Shuster-Leibner
Forrest Weaver
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