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Technology Transfer and Regional Trade Agreements
The growing importance of intellectual property rights in regional trade agreements has been associated with increased technology transfer.
Working Paper
Intellectual Property Rights, Technology Transfer and International Trade
I study the short- and long-term effects of regional trade agreements (RTA) with strict intellectual property (IP) provisions. An empirical analysis using gravity methods suggests that regions signing these agreements share more technology in the form of technology licensing following the year of enforcement. I set up a multi-country model with endogenous productivity through innovation and adoption to quantify the effect of such agreements on innovation, growth and welfare. Adopters pay royalties to innovators for the use of their technology; the model allows for various degrees of IP rights ...