Differential effects of intellectual property rights on innovation and economic performance: A cross-industry investigation

Science and Public Policy

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 827-840

  Cho, Kyungchul ^a   Kim, Changseok ^b   Shin, Juneseuk ^b  

^a Korea Institute of Patent Information   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Economic performance; Innovation; Intellectual property rights; Pharmaceutical; Semiconductor; Shipbuilding

Indexed keywords

EID: 84978676957     PISSN: 03023427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/scipol/scv009     Document Type: Article

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