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Intellectual property rights, technology diffusion, and agricultural development: Cross-country evidence
| Content Provider | Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) |
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| Author | Spielman, David J. Ma, Xingliang |
| Organization | IFPRI - Environment and Production Technology Division |
| Description | The role of intellectual property rights (IPRs) has been extensively debated in the literature on technology transfers and agricultural production in developing countries. However, few studies offer cross-country evidence on how IPRs affect yield growth, for example, by incentivizing private-sector investment in cultivar improvement. We address this knowledge gap by testing technology diffusion patterns for six major crops using a unique dataset for the period 1961–2010 and an Arellano–Bond linear dynamic panel-data estimation approach. Findings indicate that both biological and legal forms of IPRs tend to promote yield gap convergence between developed and developing countries, although effects vary between crops. |
| Related Links | https://cgspace.cgiar.org/items/6f41384b-bfd5-4904-bbe3-b7a9b21d2aa6 |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher | International Food Policy Research Institute |
| Publisher Date | 2014-01-01 |
| Publisher Place | Washington, DC |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Policies, Institutions, and Markets Technology Transfer Intellectual Property Rights Diffusion of Information Productivity Developing Countries Agricultural Development |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Agronomy and Crop Science Food Science Plant Science |
