Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/48689 
Year of Publication: 
2011
Series/Report no.: 
Beiträge zur Jahrestagung des Vereins für Socialpolitik 2011: Die Ordnung der Weltwirtschaft: Lektionen aus der Krise - Session: Empirical Trade No. A19-V2
Publisher: 
ZBW - Deutsche Zentralbibliothek für Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft
Abstract: 
Even though most countries have agreed to a harmonization of intellectual property rights by signing the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), there is still much dispute about the optimal level of protection of intellectual property rights in the world. Particularly some developing countries argue that the high protection standards in TRIPS benefit the North at the expense of their own welfare. On the other hand, many developed countries, mostly located in the northern hemisphere, have the impression that the legal practice in the South leaves much to be desired. In this paper, we provide a framework unifying micro- and macroeconomic perspectives which is capable to analyze the North's and the South's incentives for providing IPR protection. This research suggests that current IPR policies are conducive for economic growth. Moreover, the South may experience welfare gains if the research productivity of the North is not too low.
Subjects: 
Endogenous Growth
Intellectual Property Rights
Trade, Dynamic Game
JEL: 
F10
O30
O34
F13
Document Type: 
Conference Paper

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