The Globalization of Technology in Emerging Markets: A Gravity Model on the Determinants of International Patent Collaborations

World Development

Volumn 44, Issue , 2013, Pages 281-299

  Montobbio, Fabio ^a,b   Sterzi, Valerio ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

Emerging economies; Intellectual property rights; Knowledge diffusion; Patent collaboration

Indexed keywords

DATABASE; DIFFUSION; GLOBALIZATION; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS; KNOWLEDGE;

EID: 84875229566     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2012.11.017     Document Type: Article

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