Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.1080/1331677X.2021.1931909
Modelling the impact of intellectual property protection and spillovers on attracting foreign direct investment
Po-Lu Chen
Abstract
Previous studies yield ambiguous results from using country-level
indices of intellectual property rights (I.P.R.) protections to test
their relation to foreign direct investment (F.D.I.). This study develops a simple model featuring vertically linked stages of production to show that country-level I.P.R. indices might cause the
ambiguity by ignoring differences in I.P.R. protection strength
across industries. We demonstrate that industry-level I.P.R. indices
resolve ambiguity over the empirical nexus between I.P.R. protections and F.D.I.
Keywords
intellectual property rights (I.P.R.); foreign direct investment (F.D.I.); spillovers
Hrčak ID:
301849
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Publication date:
31.3.2023.
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