Publication Type
Working Paper
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
2-2012
Abstract
This paper challenges the conventional wisdom that the TRIPs agreement is bad for developing countries. We present a dynamic general equilibrium model of North-South trade that allows us to study the implications of stronger intellectual property rights (IPR) protection and simultaneous trade liberalization. In our model, stronger IPR protection in the South (TRIPs) leads to more innovation in the North, more technology transfer to the South and higher long-run southern consumer welfare. The South also benefits from trade liberalization but the welfare gains from TRIPs are considerably larger.
Keywords
Multinational Firms, North-South Trade, Intellectual Property Rights, Foreign Direct Investment, Product Cycles, Economic Growth
Discipline
Economics | Intellectual Property Law | International Economics
Research Areas
Macroeconomics
First Page
1
Last Page
57
Citation
JAKOBSSON, Amanda and Segerstrom, Paul S..
In Support of the TRIPS Agreement. (2012). 1-57.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soe_research/1573
Copyright Owner and License
Authors
Creative Commons License
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