Published December 15, 2016
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Does Stronger Protection of Intellectual Property Have Effect on Trade?
Authors/Creators
- 1. Glorious Sun School of Business & Management, Donghua University, 1882 West Yan'an Road, China 200051
Description
In this study we explore the association between patent protection and international trade, using data for 114 countries for the 2010-2015 years. Our results suggest non-linear (inverted U shape) link between IPR protection index and trade as a share of GDP.