Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/3005 
Year of Publication: 
2003
Series/Report no.: 
Kiel Working Paper No. 1167
Publisher: 
Kiel Institute for World Economics (IfW), Kiel
Abstract: 
This paper aims at overcoming several shortcomings of previous empirical studies on the relationship between IPR protection and FDI. First, FDI is analyzed on a sectorally and regionally disaggregated level. Second, we address the proposition that stronger IPR protection raises not only the quantity, but also the quality of FDI. Third, we check to which extent the relationship between IPR protection and FDI is affected by applying alternative measures of IPR protection. Our empirical findings support the hypothesis that the threat of an unauthorized use of intellectual-property-related assets and, thus, FDI depends on industry as well as host-country characteristics. Furthermore, stronger IPR protection tends to induce high-quality FDI.
Subjects: 
intellectual property rights
ownership advantages
imitative capacity
quantity and quality of FDI
industry characteristics
JEL: 
F21
F23
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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