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Intellectual Property Rights and the Quality of Transferred Technology in Developing Countries
Author(s) -
Yang Lei,
Tsai Yingyi,
Mukherjee Arijit
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
review of development economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.531
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1467-9361
pISSN - 1363-6669
DOI - 10.1111/rode.12218
Subject(s) - intellectual property , developing country , quality (philosophy) , welfare , business , economics , property rights , international economics , international trade , industrial organization , economic growth , microeconomics , market economy , law , political science , philosophy , epistemology
This paper addresses the effects of a stronger patent system in developing countries on the quality of transferred technology and welfare. We show that a stronger patent system can reduce the quality of licensed technology. The presence of technology licensing may encourage the developing country to adopt a stronger patent system compared with the situation where licensing is not an option.