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Events • May 20, 2014 

# The Investor-State Dispute Settlement Mechanism: Panel II — Does ISDS Protect or Subsidize Foreign Direct Investment, and What Are its Economic Consequences? 

This panel will discuss various economic and developmental aspects of ISDS, debate whether ISDS is a necessary inducement for foreign investors, examine the costs and benefits of ISDS rules to various U.S. entities, and consider whether and how ISDS provisions may be impacting the trade agenda.

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##### Shaun Donnelly 

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##### [Daniel J. Ikenson](/people/daniel-j-ikenson)

Former Director, Herbert A. Stiefel Center for Trade Policy Studies

##### Chris Sands 

##### Lori Wallach 

##### Kimberly Elliot