When an Importer's Protection of IPR Interacts with an Exporter's Level of Technology: Comparing the Impacts on the Exports of the North and South

Wonkyu Shin; Keun Lee; Walter G. Park

doi:10.1111/twec.12338

journal article Oct 20, 2015

When an Importer's Protection of IPR Interacts with an Exporter's Level of Technology: Comparing the Impacts on the Exports of the North and South

Wonkyu Shin Keun Lee Walter G. Park

The World Economy Vol. 39 No. 6 pp. 772-802 · Wiley

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Abstract

AbstractUsing bilateral trade data of countries from 2000 to 2007, this paper contributes to the empirical literature on the role of intellectual property rights (IPRs) in global trade. The existing literature has focused on how IPRs in the destination country affect exports from a source country. In this paper, we add an additional dimension: the level of technology of the exporting country (LT). This is quite important for distinguishing the impact of IPRs on the exports of developed and developing countries, since the technology levels vary across countries at different stages of development and intellectual property rights better protect exports that are technologically advanced than exports that are imitative and potentially infringing. By factoring in the level of technology (LT), our empirical analysis makes the case that IPRs can act as a barrier to the exports from the South, especially the rapidly catching‐up economies, and thus be a source for the middle‐income trap phenomenon.

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Published: Oct 20, 2015
Vol/Issue: 39(6)
Pages: 772-802
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Authors

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Wonkyu Shin

Center for International Commerce and Strategy Graduate School of International Studies Seoul National University and Center for International Development Cooperation Kyung Hee University Seoul Korea

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Keun Lee

Department of Economics Seoul National University Seoul Korea

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Walter G. Park

Department of Economics American University Washington DC USA

Funding

National Research Foundation Award: NRF2014S1A3A2043505

Cite This Article

Wonkyu Shin, Keun Lee, Walter G. Park (2015). When an Importer's Protection of IPR Interacts with an Exporter's Level of Technology: Comparing the Impacts on the Exports of the North and South. The World Economy, 39(6), 772-802. https://doi.org/10.1111/twec.12338

When an Importer's Protection of IPR Interacts with an Exporter's Level of Technology: Comparing the Impacts on the Exports of the North and South

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