Does intellectual property rights reform spur industrial development?

Journal of International Economics

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 27-36

  Branstetter, Lee ^a,e   Fisman, Ray ^b,e   Foley, C Fritz ^c,e   Saggi, Kamal ^d  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The Sanford C Bernstein Co Center for Leadership and Ethics   (United States)

^c HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

^d VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Foreign direct investment; Industrial development; Intellectual property rights; Multinational enterprises; Production shifting

Indexed keywords

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; REFORM PROCESS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 78650848956     PISSN: 00221996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinteco.2010.09.001     Document Type: Article

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