PARK, WALTER G.; GINARTE, JUAN CARLOS - In: Contemporary Economic Policy 15 (1997) 3, pp. 51-61
This paper studies the relationship between intellectual property rights (IPRs) and economic growth for a cross-section of countries for the period 1960-1990. The analysis focuses on effects of IPRs on growth using a quantitative index of IPRs. The paper finds that IPRs affect economic growth...