Intellectual Property Rights as a Signal

Thitima Puttitanun ()
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Thitima Puttitanun: Department of Economics, San Diego State University

No 23, Working Papers from San Diego State University, Department of Economics

Abstract: Despite results from both theoretical and empirical literature that show the benefits of increasing intellectual property rights (IPR) protection, some developing countries are still reluctant to adopt a strong IPR regime. This paper offers an alternative perspective capturing the above observation using a very simple signaling model.

Date: 2007-08
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