TY - JOUR
T1 - Does weak intellectual property rights protection deter investment in R&D?
T2 - Evidence from the tea industry in China
AU - Luckraz, Shravan
PY - 2012/9/1
Y1 - 2012/9/1
N2 - This article gives an example of an industry where process R&D is not deterred by a lack of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR). We observe that the imitation driven by this lack of IPR acts as a source of competitive pressure on the technological leader who responds by increasing its process R&D. We also find that when IPR are introduced in that industry, firms switch from process to product innovation.
AB - This article gives an example of an industry where process R&D is not deterred by a lack of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR). We observe that the imitation driven by this lack of IPR acts as a source of competitive pressure on the technological leader who responds by increasing its process R&D. We also find that when IPR are introduced in that industry, firms switch from process to product innovation.
KW - Intellectual property
KW - Tea
KW - China
UR - https://www.world-economics-journal.com/Papers/Does-Weak-Intellectual-Property-Rights-Protection-Deter-Investment-in-RD.aspx?ID=528
M3 - Article
VL - 13
SP - 79
EP - 84
JO - The World Economics Journal
JF - The World Economics Journal
IS - 3
ER -