Transfer of Technology to Developing Countries: Unilateral and Multilateral Policy Options

Bernard Hoekman, Keith Maskus and Kamal Saggi

Chapter 5 in Technology Transfer, Foreign Direct Investment, and the Protection of Intellectual Property in the Global Economy, 2023, pp 127-142 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: This paper analyzes national and international policy options to encourage the international transfer of technology, distinguishing between four major channels of such transfer: trade in products, trade in knowledge and technology, foreign direct investment, and intranational and international movement of people. A typology of countries and appropriate policy rules of thumb are developed as a guide to both national policymakers and multilateral rule making in the WTO. We argue that the optimal policy mix varies across countries and that there is a need for differentiation in the design and application of rules in trade agreements as well as for a more explicit focus on evaluation of the impacts of policies.

Keywords: International Technology Transfer; Multinational Firms; Trips; Foreign Direct Investment; Oligopolistic Competition; Vertical Contracts; Intellectual Property Rights (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F21 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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Journal Article: Transfer of technology to developing countries: Unilateral and multilateral policy options (2005)
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