Knowledge diffusion from FDI and intellectual property rights

Issue: 168
Published: Feb 1, 2011
Abstract
We study the extent to which a country's strength of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) protection mediates knowledge spillovers from Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). Following the opposing views in the IPR debate, we propose a negative effect of IPR strength on unintentional horizontal (intra-industry) knowledge diffusion. Using a unique firm-level dataset of large, publicly traded firms in 22 (mostly) developed countries, we find partial...
Paper Details
Title
Knowledge diffusion from FDI and intellectual property rights
Published Date
Feb 1, 2011
Issue
168
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