Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: Ndubuisi, Gideon
Author-Email: ndubuisi@merit.unu.edu
Author-Workplace-Name: UNU-MERIT, Maastricht University
Author-Name: Foster-McGregor, Neil
Author-Email: foster@merit.unu.edu
Author-Workplace-Name: UNU-MERIT, Maastricht University
Title: Domestic intellectual property rights protection and the margins of bilateral 
	 exports
Abstract: How trade related is Intellectual property right (IPRs) protection? 
	 Extant studies examining the relationship between domestic Intellectual 
	 Property Rights (IPRs) protection and trade focus predominately on 
	 imports whilst neglecting exports. This paper focuses on the latter, 
	 further examining the effect of domestic IPRs on the margins of exports. 
	 Results from the study reveal that IPRs are trade-related and that it 
	 can be a tool for stimulating exports in both developed and developing 
	 countries. We also find that the level of IPRs in the exporting country 
	 matters more to the exporter than the level of IPRs in the importing 
	 country. Examining the different export margins, we obtain robust 
	 evidence suggesting that stronger IPRs in the exporter country works 
	 largely along the extensive margin, with coefficients on the intensive 
	 margin tending to be insignificant. We discuss the welfare and growth 
	 implications of these findings in the conclusion.
Classification-JEL: O34, F13, F14
Keywords: Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs); Exports, Intensive margin, Extensive
	 margin
Series: UNU-MERIT Working Papers
Creation-Date: 20180926
Number: 2018-035
File-URL: https://unu-merit.nl/publications/wppdf/2018/wp2018-035.pdf
File-Format: application/pdf
File-Size: 275 Kb
Handle: RePEc:unm:unumer:2018035