Welfare Impacts of Cross-Country Spillovers in Agricultural Research

Sergio Lence and Dermot Hayes

Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) Publications from Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) at Iowa State University

Abstract: The welfare implications of intellectual property protection (IPP) for private sector agricultural research are analyzed, focusing on the realistic cases in which countries provide different IPP levels, technology spills over across countries, and the public sector is involved in research. A model is developed to determine who benefits from, and who should pay for, the associated research. The paper contains some interesting results on the implications of a harmonization of IPP policies through multilateral agreements or via technology that allows research firms to prevent the copying of plants and animals that express traits that have emerged from their research.

Keywords: biotechnology; GURTs; intellectual property; research spillover; welfare analysis. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F13 L11 O31 O34 Q16 Q17 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007-04
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Journal Article: Welfare Impacts of Cross-Country Spillovers in Agricultural Research (2008)
Working Paper: Welfare Impacts of Cross-Country Spillovers in Agricultural Research (2008)
Working Paper: Welfare Impacts of Cross-Country Spillovers in Agricultural Research (2007)
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