nep-ipr New Economics Papers
on Intellectual Property Rights
Issue of 2013‒08‒16
one paper chosen by
Giovanni Ramello
Universita' Amedeo Avogadro

  1. The Role of Intellectual Property Rights in Seed Technology Transfer through Trade – Evidence from U.S. Field Crop Seed Exports By Zhou, Minyu; Sheldon, Ian

  1. By: Zhou, Minyu; Sheldon, Ian
    Abstract: To investigate whether intellectual property rights (IPRs) promote or hinder seed technology diffusion through trade, we use panel data for 134 countries over the period 1985-2010 to evaluate the impact of a country’s IPRs on its seed imports from the U.S. by estimating a gravity equation using both linear and nonlinear (Poisson) fixed effects methods. In both the static and dynamic models, the variable for WTO member countries that have implemented the TRIPs (Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights) agreement consistently shows a significantly positive effect on seed imports. We improve on previous studies by focusing on one type of planting seeds - field crop seeds, also accounting for status of growing genetically modified crops, and utilizing an estimation technique (Poisson) that is more viable in the handling of zero trade observations.
    Keywords: Intellectual property rights, seed trade, gravity equation, Crop Production/Industries, International Relations/Trade, Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies, F14, O34, Q17,
    Date: 2013–05
    URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:iatr13:152368&r=ipr

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