Revisiting the link between knowledge spillovers and growth: an intellectual property perspective

Patents act as an incentive to innovate. However, as this paper argues, patents can discourage some innovators from innovating, reducing knowledge spillovers. The combined result of the above suggests a concave relationship between patent protection and output growth.

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Year of publication:	2009
Authors:	Panagopoulos, Andreas
Published in:	Economics of Innovation and New Technology. - Taylor & Francis Journals, ISSN 1043-8599. - Vol. 18.2009, 6, p. 533-546
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis Journals
Subject:	intellectual property \| patent races \| growth

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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