Intellectual Property Rights and Export Sophistication

被引:16
作者
Zhang, Huiying [1 ]
Yang, Xiaohui [1 ]
机构
[1] Tianjin Univ, Coll Management & Econ, 92 Weijin Rd, Tianjin 300072, Peoples R China
关键词
Export sophistication; IPR; influence path;
D O I
10.1142/S1793993316500150
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
Developing economies are aiming to upgrade the sophistication of their exports. Previous studies have explored the drivers of export sophistication. However, the intellectual property rights (IPR) protection has attracted little attention. This paper studies how IPR protection affects export sophistication. The empirical results show that in developing countries, foreign direct investment (FDI) and imports play a mediating role in the relationship between IPR protection and export sophistication; while for developed countries, the corresponding mediating effects rely on research and development (R&D) and FDI. In addition, when making a more accurate classification of developing countries' imports and inward FDI origin, we find that the mediating effect depends on South-South imports and North-South FDI.
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