Endogenous strength of intellectual property rights: Implications for economic development and growth

European Economic Review

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 237-258

  Eicher, Theo ^a   García Peñalosa, Cecilia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

Author keywords

Institutional change; Intellectual property rights; R D; Technological change

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC GROWTH; INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS; MODELING; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE;

EID: 39149085394     PISSN: 00142921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euroecorev.2007.10.003     Document Type: Article

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