TY - JOUR
T1 - Does patent harmonization impact the decision and volume of high technology trade?
AU - Briggs, Kristie
N1 - Funding Information:
Low income countries (per capita GDP ≤ $995) : Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Chad, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Togo, Uganda, Zimbabwe Lower-middle income countries ($995 < per capita GDP ≤ $3,945) : Angola, Benin, Bolivia, Cameroon, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Egypt, Fiji, Ghana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Mauritania, Morocco, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Vietnam, Zambia Upper middle income countries ($3,945 < per capita GDP ≤ $12,195) : Algeria, Argentina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Hungary, Iran, Jamaica, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Romania, Russia, South Africa, Syria, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, Uruguay, Venezuela High income countries (per capita GDP > $12,195) : Austria, Australia, Belize, Canada, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Iceland, Israel, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxemburg, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States
PY - 2013/1
Y1 - 2013/1
N2 - The World Intellectual Property Organization identified technology transfer as a key objective to their Development Agenda. Such transfer could be achieved if patent reform in developing countries aids these countries in attracting foreign high-technology exports. Encouragingly, the results of this paper suggest that patent reform in lower-middle income countries attracts new firms into the market, while reform in low income and upper middle income countries encourages existing trade partners to increase export volumes. These results suggest that policies to harmonize patent regimes are, in fact, useful in increasing high technology exports to developing countries.
AB - The World Intellectual Property Organization identified technology transfer as a key objective to their Development Agenda. Such transfer could be achieved if patent reform in developing countries aids these countries in attracting foreign high-technology exports. Encouragingly, the results of this paper suggest that patent reform in lower-middle income countries attracts new firms into the market, while reform in low income and upper middle income countries encourages existing trade partners to increase export volumes. These results suggest that policies to harmonize patent regimes are, in fact, useful in increasing high technology exports to developing countries.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.iref.2012.05.004
DO - 10.1016/j.iref.2012.05.004
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84861934563
VL - 25
SP - 35
EP - 51
JO - International Review of Economics and Finance
JF - International Review of Economics and Finance
SN - 1059-0560
ER -