Effects of the utilization of intellectual property by scientific researchers on economic growth in Mexico

Luis Felipe Beltrán-Morales, Marco Antonio Almendarez-Hernández, Gerzaín Avilés-Polanco and David J Jefferson

PLOS ONE, 2021, vol. 16, issue 10, 1-23

Abstract: The present article examines the impact of intellectual property (IP) utilization and concentration on economic growth in Mexico. The findings presented center on the use of different forms of IP by researchers in the National System of Researchers (SNI in Spanish) of Mexico. We focus especially on the externalities associated with the use of IP by researchers, as well as on understanding how knowledge about, and utilization of IP relates to economic growth, as measured by gross domestic product (GDP). The results of our analyses indicate that in the context of the Mexican SNI, the utilization of certain forms of IP, specifically patents and industrial designs, had a positive impact on economic growth, while the use of utility models was negatively linked to drivers of growth. Policies based on these results could seek to foster awareness and utilization of particular forms of IP by SNI researchers, which in turn could result in greater economic growth in Mexico.

Date: 2021
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