This paper presents an empirical analysis of the influence of the strength of intellectual property rights (IPRs) on technology transfer to developing nations. The core contribution is to use regression analysis to examine the relationship between various measures of technology transfer and a...

This study presents an empirical analysis of the extent to which stronger intellectual property rights promote international technology transfer through licensing activities. The analysis focuses on licensing activities of U.S. multinationals as well as on international licensing alliances...

At the European Patent Office (EPO) a comprehensive data file called PRI is maintained of patent families. The file records are based on published patent documents, indexed by the priority number of the first patent filing, with information on subsequent patenting activities for that invention...

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...

This paper studies how international research and development (R&D) activities contribute to international differences in productivity. Domestic R&D is an important factor of production as are spillovers from foreign research. While cross-country differences in domestic research contribute to...

This paper examines how the role of patents and utility models in innovation and economic growth varies by level of economic development. Using a panel dataset of over 70 countries, we find that patent protection is an important determinant of innovation and that patentable innovations...

Countries enact various mechanisms, such as patent protection, to encourage, protect, and reward firm innovation. The degree to which these mechanisms afford firms protection over their intellectual property influences the innovation strategy that firms pursue and innovation investments they...

Economics is a matter of choice and growth, of interaction and exchange among individuals. Because property rights define the rules of these interactions and the objects of exchange, it is vital to fully understand the institutions and implications of the various property-rights regimes. With...