Why Should I Believe You? The Costs and Consequences of Bilateral Investment Treaties

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When BITs have some bite: The political-economic environment for bilateral investment treaties (2011, background): “4 For example, Kerner (2009) , Buthe and Milner (2008, 2009), Salacuse and Sullivan (2004) and”
Ratification counts: US investment treaties and FDI flows into developing countries (2010, background): “This may be difficult if the government faces opposition from labor unions and other anti-globalization groups (Kerner, 2009).”
Contingent Credibility: The Impact of Investment Treaty Violations on Foreign Direct Investment (2011, background): “…Allee and Peinhardt 2010+ 9+ See Bubb and Rose-Ackerman 2007; Büthe and Milner 2009; Egger and Pfaffermayr 2004; Haftel 2010; Hallward-Driemeier 2003; Kerner 2009; and Salacuse and Sullivan 2005+ For a contrasting view, see Yackee 2009+ in-depth, credibility-based theoretical accounts,…”
Political Economy of Foreign Direct Investment: Globalized Production in the Twenty-First Century (2016, background): “Kerner (2009) concludes BITs attract investment through two distinct mechanisms.”