Liscensing Policies in North-South Technology Transfers

Rafael Moner-Colonques and Jose J. Semperes-Monerris

No 12/2012, NCID Working Papers from Navarra Center for International Development, University of Navarra

Abstract: Transfers of technology to least developed countries (LDCs) are often hindered by lack of absorptive capacity on the receiving party, the possibility of imitation, and relatively thin markets for the licensed product. We propose a licensing model that considers these problems. A licensor must decide on the amount of know-how to costly transfer to the licensee, taking into account that this transfer may prompt the introduction of an imitation product. We study how this a¤ects know- how transfers and the form of scheduled payments that support these transfers.

Keywords: GDP growth; African countries; non-linearities; Fractional integration; Chebyshev polynomials (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 11 pages
Date: 2012-12
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