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Does Intellectual Property Protection Spur Technological Change?
The paper utilizes a cross-country panel data on research and development investment, patent protection and other country-specific characteristics spanning the period 1981-1990. The evidence unambiguously indicates the significance of intellectual property rights as incentives for spurring innovation.
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