Intellectual Property Rights and the Quality of Transferred Technology in Developing Countries

Yang, Lei; Tsai, Yingyi; Mukherjee, Arijit

Abstract

This paper addresses the effects of a stronger patent system in developing countries on the quality of transferred technology and welfare. We show that a stronger patent system can reduce the quality of licensed technology. The presence of technology licensing may encourage the developing country to adopt a stronger patent system compared with the situation where licensing is not an option.

Citation

Yang, L., Tsai, Y., & Mukherjee, A. (2016). Intellectual Property Rights and the Quality of Transferred Technology in Developing Countries. Review of Development Economics, 20(1), 239-249. https://doi.org/10.1111/rode.12218

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: May 7, 2015
• Online Publication Date: Jan 28, 2016
• Publication Date: 2016-02
• Deposit Date: Dec 9, 2018
• Journal: Review of Development Economics
• Print ISSN: 1363-6669
• Publisher: Wiley
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 20
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 239-249
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/rode.12218
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1394403
• Publisher URL: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/rode.12218