How does country risk affect innovation? An application to foreign patents registered in the USA

Journal of Economic Surveys

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 691-714

  Hoti, Suhejla ^a   McAleer, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Country risk ratings; Economic stability; Financial stability; Innovation; Political stability; Registered patents; US patent applications

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; ECONOMIC PLANNING; FOREIGN POLICY; INNOVATION; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS; POLITICAL ECONOMY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33748101230     PISSN: 09500804     EISSN: 14676419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6419.2006.00263.x     Document Type: Article

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