The World Trade Institute (WTI) is committed to advancing scholarly research in the fields of international trade law, economics, and political science. Our research staff regularly publish a broad array of academic works, including:
These publications reflect the interdisciplinary nature of our work and contribute to global debates on trade, investment, and sustainable development.
21 Jul 2022 | Books/ Book Chapters
International Arbitration in Times of Economic Nationalism is a well-timed book that reviews situations that may impact the way arbitration—in both commercial and investment…
7 Mar 2022 | Books/ Book Chapters
Book chapter by Rodrigo Polanco and Felipe Ferreira published in Sufyan Droubi and Cecilia Juliana Flores Elizondo (Eds.), Latin America and inter…
14 Dec 2021 | Books/ Book Chapters
Book chapter by Rodrigo Polanco and Jorge Manrique de Lara in José Manuel Álvarez Zárate and Maciej Zenkiewicz (Eds.), El derecho internacional de las inversiones - Desarrollo actual de normas y principios, published by Asoci…
5 Aug 2021 | Books/ Book Chapters
Edited book associated with the 2019 World Trade Forum by (eds.) Manfred Elsig, Rodrigo Polanco and Peter Van den Bossche, published by Cambridge University Pre…
12 Jul 2021 | Books/ Book Chapters
Book chapter by Rodrigo Polanco in M. Burri (Ed.), Big Data and Global Trade Law, published by Cambridge University Press (2021), pp. 268-300
1 Jul 2021 | Journal Articles
Journal article by Sofia Boza, Rodrigo Polanco and Victor Saco in Boletim do Instituto de Saúde (BIS) Vol. 21 (…
18 Jun 2021 | Journal Articles
Journal article by Rodrigo Polanco in the Swiss Review of International and European Law Vol. 31 (2), pp. 211-230, published by Schulthess (June 2021).
9 Feb 2021 | Journal Articles
Journal article by Wolfgang Alschner, Manfred Elsig and Rodrigo Polanco in "World Trade Review" Vol. 20 (1),…
28 Apr 2020 | Books/ Book Chapters
Chapter by Rodrigo Polanco, Felipe Yáñez and Cristóbal Pérez in Michael Lang, Jeffrey Owens, Pasquale Pistone, Alexander Rust, Josef Schuch, Claus Staringer and Alfred Storck (eds.), Tax Treaty Arbitration, pub…
3 Mar 2020 | Books/ Book Chapters
Chapter by Rodrigo Polanco and Anqi Wang in Julien Chaisse, Leïla Choukroune, Sufian Jusoh (eds.), Handbook of International Investment Law and Policy, published by Springer (2019)…
4 Feb 2020 | Journal Articles
Article and new dataset by Mira Burri and Rodrigo Polanco for the Journal of International Economic Law (open access)
7 Jan 2020 | Other
Op-ed piece by Rodrigo Polanco for Trade for Development News by EIF
11 Jun 2019 | Books/ Book Chapters
Book chapter by Rodrigo Polanco in “Megaregulation Contested: Global Economic Ordering After TPP” (edited by Benedict Kingsbury, David M.…
6 Jun 2019 | Books/ Book Chapters
Book chapter by Rodrigo Polanco Lazo and Azernoosh Bazrafkan in "The Commons in a Glocal World: Global Connections and …
31 Mar 2019 | Journal Articles
Journal article by Rodrigo Polanco, Sofia Boza and Macarena Espinoza in the Asian Journal of WTO & International Health …
1 Jan 2019 | Books/ Book Chapters
This book, by Rodrigo Polanco, was published by Cambridge University Press in December 2018. Read the description and reviews he…
28 Dec 2018 | Books/ Book Chapters
This chapter, by Rodrigo Polanco and Rodrigo Mella, was published by Edward Elgar in the "Research Handbook on Human Rights and Investment: Research Handb…
19 Dec 2018 | Journal Articles
Journal article by Rodrigo Polanco Lazo and Jaime Gallegos Zúñiga in Revista Internacional CONSINTER…
15 Oct 2018 | Journal Articles
This article explores the concept of ‘regulatory convergence’ in the context of the evolving literature on legal convergence and divergence. Such a concept…
3 Sep 2018 | Journal Articles
In recent years, investment facilitation has taken an important place in the investment policy debate, with proposals to develop a multilateral framework to facilitate invest…
