The Economics of Intellectual Property Rights in China : Patents, Trade, and Foreign Direct Investment

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Foreword; Acknowledgements; Table of Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. Patent Examination at the State Intellectual Property Office in China; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Institutional and Theoretical Background; 2.2.1 Intellectual Property Rights in the Global Economy; 2.2.2 Intellectual Property Rights and Patent Law in China; 2.2.3 The Patent Application and Examination Process at the SIPO; 2.2.4 Previous Studies; 2.2.5 Determinants of Patent Examination Duration at the SIPO; 2.3 Research Design and Data Description; 2.3.1 Data Sources

2.3.2 Variables2.3.3 Descriptive Statistics; 2.4 Survival Analysis; 2.4.1 Model Specification; 2.4.2 Results; 2.5 Conclusion; 3. The Relationship between Trade and Intellectual Property Rights in China; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Institutional and Theoretical Background; 3.2.1 The TRIPS Agreement; 3.2.2 Effects of Intellectual Property Rights on International Trade; 3.2.3 Existing Empirical Evidence; 3.3 International Trade and Intellectual Property Rights in the People's Republic of China; 3.3.1 China's International Trade Flows; 3.3.2 Intellectual Property Rights in China

3.3.3 Hypothesis on Intellectual Property Rights and International Trade in China3.4 Modeling International Trade; 3.4.1 Ricardian Trade Model; 3.4.2 Factor Proportion Model; 3.4.3 Gravity Model; 3.5 Research Design and Data Description; 3.5.1 Data Sources; 3.5.2 Variables; 3.5.3 Descriptive Statistics; 3.6 Analysis and Results; 3.6.1 Model Specification; 3.6.2 Results; 3.7 Conclusion; 4. The Relationship between Foreign Direct Investments and Intellectual Property Rights in China; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Theoretical Background; 4.2.1 Economics of Foreign Direct Investments

4.2.2 Foreign Direct Investments and Intellectual Property Rights4.2.3 Previous Empirical Studies on Intellectual Property Rights and Foreign Direct Investments; 4.3 Foreign Direct Investments and Intellectual Property Rights in China; 4.3.1 Institutional Framework for Foreign Direct Investments in China; 4.3.2 Previous Studies on Foreign Direct Investments in China; 4.3.3 The Cases of Volkswagen and Bayer in China; 4.3.4 Determinants of Intellectual Property Rights and Foreign Direct Investments in China; 4.4 Empirical Analysis; 4.4.1 Data on German Companies in China; 4.4.2 Variables

4.4.3 Descriptive Statistics4.4.4 Model Specification; 4.4.5 Results; 4.5 Conclusion; 5. Conclusion; Bibliography; Appendix

10.1007/978-3-8349-8865-2 [DOI]

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