untersuche die Effekte des Schutzes des geistigen Eigentums und der Handelsliberalisierung auf Arbeitslosigkeit und Wohlfahrt im …. Handelsliberalisierung erhöht das Wohlfahrtsniveau, während die Wirkung auf die Arbeitslosigkeit nicht eindeutig ist. Die Arbeitslosigkeit …In this paper I build a North-South model of international trade, economic growth and search-frictional unemployment in …

unemployment both in the North and in the South. There are two effects of FDI on unemployment, a direct positive one which … means higher innovation, this intensifies firm turnover and increases the unemployment rates in both countries even further … relation. In addition to FDI, I explore how intellectual property (IP) rights protection affects unemployment and welfare. Both …

support the major arguments for and against the Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS …)? Finally, can the structure of TRIPS—both in terms of the core obligations it imposes on the WTO members and the flexibilities …

In a world where poor countries provide weak protection for intellectual property rights, market integration shifts … same time, integration with countries where intellectual property rights are weakly protected can slow down the world …

Recent evidence on world trade patterns reveals North-South specialization across products of the same industries and … product groups but different quality, which is not matched by the predictions of traditional and new trade theory. This paper …

increases welfare, growth and innovation in the world. Developed countries benefit from a higher return to innovation and a …

increases welfare, growth and innovation in the world. Developed countries benefit from a higher return to innovation and a …