Intellectual Property Rights and Foreign Direct Investment : A Welfare Analysis

Tanaka, Hitoshi; Iwaisako, Tatsuro

Discussion Papers In Economics And Business, 2013, 13-15-Rev., 1-59

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Title
Intellectual Property Rights and Foreign Direct Investment : A Welfare Analysis
Creator
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1000060171790 1000060171790
CreatorName
Tanaka, Hitoshi
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1000040351316 1000040351316
ORCID
0000-0003-2285-4456 0000-0003-2285-4456
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iwaisako iwaisako
Scopus Author ID
15622846800 15622846800
CreatorName
Iwaisako, Tatsuro
Subject
foreign direct investment
innovation
intellectual property rights protection
Description
* Revised： [13-15, 2013]
Abstract
This paper examines how intellectual property rights (IPR) protection affects innovation and foreign direct investment (FDI) using a North–South quality-ladder model incorporating the exogenous and costless imitation of technology and subsidy policies for both R&D and FDI. We show that for the interior steady state to be stable, either R&D or FDI subsidy rates must be positive in the costless imitation model. Our findings also indicate that strengthening IPR protection promotes both innovation and FDI. Moreover, a strengthening of IPR protection can also improve welfare if the initial IPR protection in the South is weak.
Publisher
Graduate School of Economics and Osaka School of International Public Policy (OSIPP), Osaka University
Source Title
Discussion Papers In Economics And Business
Volume (Issue)
13-15-Rev.
Page
1-59
Date of Issued
2013-11
Language
English
Handle URL
https://hdl.handle.net/11094/25162
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AA1160366X
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http://www2.econ.osaka-u.ac.jp/library/global/dp/1315R.pdf
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ディスカッション／ワーキング・ペーパー DP/WP
Discussion Papers In Economics And Business
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2013-11