The effects of stronger intellectual property rights on technology transfer: Evidence from Japanese firm-level data

Journal of Technology Transfer

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 145-158

  Wakasugi, Ryuhei ^a   Ito, Banri ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TRADE AND INDUSTRY   (Japan)

Author keywords

FDI; Intellectual property rights; Multinational firms; Technology transfer

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EMPIRICAL TESTING; FDI; FOREIGN COUNTRIES; FOREIGN SUBSIDIARIES; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS; MULTINATIONAL FIRMS; THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK;

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

INDUSTRY;

EID: 58549096320     PISSN: 08929912     EISSN: 15737047     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10961-007-9073-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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