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Patent Rights Protection, Multinational Companies Investment in China

Zhao, Yi LU (2011) NEKM01 20111
Department of Economics
Abstract
This paper evaluates the way that patents influence FDI in China. The theory suggests that a strong property right in terms of patents may benefit the inflows of FDI. An empirical study is conducted based on 31 provinces in China (not including Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macaw) during the period 1995-2007. The panel data method is chosen for the analysis in the study, with preliminary unit root test. The long run co-integration test and panel estimation show mixed results due to the different patent types. But overall, in China, the strengthening of IPRs in terms of increased absolute number of patents will surprisingly lead to less FDI.
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author
Zhao, Yi LU
supervisor
organization
course
NEKM01 20111
year
type
H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
subject
keywords
FDI, property rights, panel data, patent, China
language
English
id
1890283
date added to LUP
2011-05-20 15:21:32
date last changed
2011-05-20 15:21:32
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  abstract     = {{This paper evaluates the way that patents influence FDI in China. The theory suggests that a strong property right in terms of patents may benefit the inflows of FDI. An empirical study is conducted based on 31 provinces in China (not including Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macaw) during the period 1995-2007. The panel data method is chosen for the analysis in the study, with preliminary unit root test. The long run co-integration test and panel estimation show mixed results due to the different patent types. But overall, in China, the strengthening of IPRs in terms of increased absolute number of patents will surprisingly lead to less FDI.}},
  author       = {{Zhao, Yi}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Patent Rights Protection, Multinational Companies Investment in China}},
  year         = {{2011}},
}