Vishwasrao, Sharmila; Gupta, Srabana; Benchekroun, Hassan - Department of Economics, College of Business - 2004
We study a developing country's choice of optimum tariffs and patent length in a theoretical model of trade and technology transfer. A Northern firm chooses whether to export or produce a new good in a Southern country. In the absence of patent protection, a high tariff is required to induce...