The Economic Implications of Strengthening Intellectual Property Rights in Developing Countries

Author(s)

Alexi Maxwell, David Riker

We survey the recent literature on the economic implications of strengthening intellectual property rights in developing countries. First, we identify the theoretical concepts and empirical methods that are frequently applied to this topic. Then we discuss ten specific economic studies that have addressed this topic in the last ten years. Finally, we identify the most common findings in the literature.