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Another fascinating paper from Professor Hathaway, "The Continuing Influence of the New Haven School." Originally published in 32(2) Yale Journal of International Law in 2007. Here is the abstract:
This Commentary examines the deep and
abiding influence of what has been called the New Haven School of
international law. It considers the connection between the past and the present the ideas first formulated by Myres S. McDougal and Harold D. Lasswell more than a half-century ago, and those, both near and far, whose work they have influenced.
Paper on SSRN
Professor Hathaway has posted a paper originally published in the journal International Organization in 1998 (v. 52, no. 3) on SSRN, entitled "Positive Feedback: The Impact of Trade Liberalization on Industry Demands for Protection".
Here is the abstract:
This article proposes a theory of
dynamic industry preferences and strategies to explain variation in
industries' demand for trade protection over time. This theory shows
how the characteristics of industries affect their demand for trade
policy and how, in turn, trade policy transforms industry
characteristics. An
important implication of this theory is that trade liberalization tends
to reduce, rather than increase, industry demand for protection over
the long term. The article begins by developing a static model of
industry decision making that illustrates how producers faced with a
reduction in trade barriers weigh the costs and benefits of political
action and economic adjustment. It then explains how the strategic
choices of an industry are determined by key industry characteristics
that evolve over time in response to changes in trade policy and market
conditions. In particular, it demonstrates that reductions in trade
barriers may have a positive feedback effect that dampens rather than
amplifies domestic protectionist sentiment. To test this model, the
article examines the dramatic postwar transformation of three
industries that have historically demanded and received extensive
import protection: the footwear, textile, and apparel industries. The
article concludes with an assessment of the model and a discussion of
its possible implications for our understanding of the politics of
trade policy.