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| Author: | Lai, E. L.-C. Qiu, L. D. |
| Title: | The North's Intellectual Property Rights Standard for the South? |
| Journal: | Journal of International Economics
2003 : JAN, VOL. 59:1, p. 183-210 |
| Index terms: | INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS INTERNATIONAL TRADE PROPERTY RIGHTS NEW INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ORDER |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | The authors build a multi-sectoral North-South trade model to analyze international intellectual property rights (IPR) protection. By comparing the Nash equilibrium IPR protection standard of the South (the developing countries) with that of the North (the developed countries), the authors find that the former is naturally weaker than latter. Moreover, the authors show that both regions can gain from an agreement that requires the South to harmonize its IPR standards with those of the North, and the North to liberalize its traditional goods market. This demonstrates the merits of multi-sectoral negotiations in the GATT/WTO. |
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