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The effects of intellectual property rights protection in the technology transfer context on economic growth: the case of developing countries

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  • Fatma Mrad

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The objective of this paper is to estimate an econometric model for analyzing the effects of intellectual property rights (IPRs) on technology transfer through the importation of capital goods, and on economic growth in 48 developing countries, signatories to the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights of the WTO, by using the simultaneous-equations model estimated by Seemingly Unrelated Regressionsduring the period 1970?2009. Our empirical results show that IPR protection positively affects economic growth in developing countries by attracting foreign technology embodied in capital goods. In addition, a developing country?s membership of the WTO promotes and encourages technology transfer through the liberalization of international trade. JEL Codes: C33, F130, O33, O34, O47

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  • Fatma Mrad, 2017. "The effects of intellectual property rights protection in the technology transfer context on economic growth: the case of developing countries," Journal of Innovation Economics, De Boeck Université, vol. 0(2), pages 33-57.
    • Handle: RePEc:cai:jiedbu:jie_023_0033
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    Cited by:

    1. Thibault Lemaire & Dina Ragab, 2020. "Power Sector Reforms and Technological Change: Evidence from Arab League Members," Université Paris1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (Post-Print and Working Papers) hal-03948646, HAL.
    2. Neves, Pedro Cunha & Afonso, Oscar & Silva, Diana & Sochirca, Elena, 2021. "The link between intellectual property rights, innovation, and growth: A meta-analysis," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 97(C), pages 196-209.
    3. Gnangnon, Sèna Kimm, 2024. "Effects of intellectual property rights protection on services export diversification in developing countries," KDI Journal of Economic Policy, Korea Development Institute (KDI), vol. 46(1), pages 53-89.

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    Keywords

    protection of intellectual property rights; technology transfer; international trade; economic growth; simultaneous equations model;
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    JEL classification:

    • C33 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - Models with Panel Data; Spatio-temporal Models
    • F13 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade Policy; International Trade Organizations
    • O33 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes
    • O34 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Intellectual Property and Intellectual Capital
    • O47 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - Empirical Studies of Economic Growth; Aggregate Productivity; Cross-Country Output Convergence

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