Introducing the Electronic Database of Investment Treaties (EDIT): The Genesis of a New Database and Its Use

被引：28

作者：

Alschner, Wolfgang ^{[1
]}

Elsig, Manfred ^{[2
]}

Polanco, Rodrigo ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada

[2] Univ Bern, Bern, Switzerland

来源：

WORLD TRADE REVIEW | 2021年 / 20卷 / 01期

基金：

加拿大创新基金会;

关键词：

Investment; Treaties; Database; International Relations; International Law; International Investment Agreements; DESIGN; IMPACT; BITS; LEGALIZATION; ENVIRONMENT; AGREEMENTS; POLITICS; REGIME; TRADE;

D O I：

10.1017/S147474562000035X

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

This article introduces a novel database on investment treaties called the Electronic Database of Investment Treaties (EDIT). We describe the genesis of the database and what makes EDIT the most comprehensive and systematic database to date. What stands out besides the coverage is that treaties are all provided in one single language (English) and in one single format that is machine-readable. In the second part of the article, we provide selected illustrations on how the data can be used to address research questions in international law, international political economy, and international relations by applying text-as-data methods and by extracting and visualizing data based on EDIT.

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页码：73 / 94

页数：22

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