The Potential of Intellectual Property Rights for Economic Development: A Case Study on India
(2017) EKHS21 20171Department of Economic History
- Abstract (Swedish)
- Intellectual Property Rights’ systems have not yet been admitted as policy instruments favouring economic performance of developing countries, and Intellectual Property itself has not been recognised as an economic asset as yet. While there is strong argument that robust IPR system fosters economic growth and development, suspicions of this argument still hold up in the national and international debate. This paper questions whether or not strengthening and enforcing Intellectual Property Rights regimes will positively affect the economic growth and development of developing countries, through attracting more foreign direct investments, increasing exports and encouraging innovation. A case study on India’s economy is performed using a time... (More)
- Intellectual Property Rights’ systems have not yet been admitted as policy instruments favouring economic performance of developing countries, and Intellectual Property itself has not been recognised as an economic asset as yet. While there is strong argument that robust IPR system fosters economic growth and development, suspicions of this argument still hold up in the national and international debate. This paper questions whether or not strengthening and enforcing Intellectual Property Rights regimes will positively affect the economic growth and development of developing countries, through attracting more foreign direct investments, increasing exports and encouraging innovation. A case study on India’s economy is performed using a time series panel data for the period 2000- 2015. (Less)
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- author
- Swilam, Yasmine LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- EKHS21 20171
- year
- 2017
- type
- H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
- subject
- keywords
- Intellectual Property Rights – Economic Growth – Developing countries - India – Time Series Analysis – Cointegration – VECM – Granger Causality
- language
- English
- id
- 8922620
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- 2018-05-29 12:05:43
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- 2018-05-29 12:05:43
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