The TRIPs agreement and technological innovation |
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Authors: | Giuseppe Di Vita |
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Affiliation: | Università degli Studi di Catania, Facoltà di Giurisprudenza, via Gallo No. 24, 95124 Catania, Italy |
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Abstract: | In this paper we attempt to evaluate the possible spill-over of the international agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property rights (TRIPs for short), underwritten in 1994, regarding economic growth for both wealthy and developing countries. We find that the TRIPs convention has prompted, at the same time, innovation in developing countries and a rise in the per capita income for all the economies involved in international commerce. As a by-product of our research we find that, despite the strong growth of resident patents application after 1995 (the year in which TRIPs came into force), most of the increase in the gross domestic product per capita in developing countries is attributable to the international transfer of technologies, via foreign direct investments. |
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Keywords: | O33 L51 |
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