We test whether intellectual property rights (IPRs) foster or hinder innovation by estimating IV structural equations for a large sample of Swiss firms. We find that better appropriability conditions at the industry level raise the number of competitors. However, conditional on the given...

The object of this report is to present an outline on the central features of the private international law rules relating to matrimonial property in England and Wales. In the United Kingdom there are several distinct legal systems: England and Wales, (one legal territory, referred to hereafter...