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The last decades have witnessed a breaking down of the hitherto quasimonopoly in industrial and technological development by highly industrialized countries. Man-made changes in comparative advantage due to rapid accumulation of human capital, development of technical institutions, and public...
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This paper analyzes the role of absorptive capacity in R&D spillovers through strategic R&D investments in a game-theoretic framework. In the model, a firm's effective R&D is composed of idiosyncratic R&D, which produces its own innovations, and identical R&D, which improves absorptive capacity....
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This paper analyzes the role of absorptive capacity in R&D spillovers through strategic R&D investments in a game-theoretic framework. In the model, a firm's effective R&D is composed of idiosyncratic R&D, which produces its own innovations, and identical R&D, which improves absorptive capacity....
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The debate in less developed nations over whether to adopt stronger patent protection laws emphasizes the tradeoff … existing technology through monopoly control of patent rights. We offer empirical evidence that foreign agricultural research … is protected by patent in LDCs which are "close" (similar in output choice, cimate/soil type, education levels, and …
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The debate in less developed nations over whether to adopt stronger patent protection laws emphasizes the tradeoff … existing technology through monopoly control of patent rights. We offer empirical evidence that foreign agricultural research … is protected by patent in LDCs which are "close" (similar in output choice, cimate/soil type, education levels, and …
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This paper examines the background of Article 66.2 of the TRIPS Agreement, the nature of this obligation on developed country Members that pertains to the promotion of technology transfer to LDC Members and how it is being implemented and how such implementation is being monitored in the TRIPS...
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Technology transfer is deeply embedded in the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement). Several provisions address technology transfer, which constitute an essential part of the efforts made by the TRIPS negotiators to strike a balance between the...
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relies on patent data to explore three potential sources: R&D collaboration, technology sourcing, and technology transfer …
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relies on patent data to explore three potential sources: R&D collaboration, technology sourcing, and technology transfer …
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I analyze the welfare implications of protecting intellectual property rights (IPR) in developing countries through its impact on innovation, market structure, and technology transfer. FDI, tariffs, and joint ventures (JV) are introduced to the strategic IPR literature. In a North-South trade...
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