Intellectual property in a globalizing world: issues for economic research

Keith Maskus

Asia-Pacific Journal of Accounting & Economics, 2015, vol. 22, issue 3, 231-250

Abstract: This paper documents and describes the major changes in recent decades of global norms for protecting intellectual property rights (IPRs). Largely due to the World Trade Organization and regional trade agreements, there has been a significant upward harmonization of regulations in this area. I review recent econometric work studying the effects of IPRs on innovation, trade, and technology transfer. While this work has illuminated important effects, there are many other unexplored areas. I set out a research agenda for international trade specialists in order to encourage deeper empirical work into areas of policy complementarity, market entry, knowledge transfer costs, and other issues.

Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1080/16081625.2015.1057947

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