International intellectual property rights: Effects on growth, welfare and income inequality

Journal of Macroeconomics

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 276-287

  Chu, Angus C ^a   Peng, Shin Kun ^b,c  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF ECONOMICS   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Economic growth; Income inequality; International intellectual property rights

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953031824     PISSN: 01640704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmacro.2010.10.002     Document Type: Article

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