Intellectual property rights, technology diffusion, and agricultural development: Cross-country evidence
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...
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| author | Spielman, David J. Ma, Xingliang |
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| 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. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1496452025-11-06T06:20:54Z Intellectual property rights, technology diffusion, and agricultural development: Cross-country evidence Spielman, David J. Ma, Xingliang technology transfer intellectual property rights diffusion of information productivity developing countries agricultural development 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. 2014 2024-08-01T02:49:40Z 2024-08-01T02:49:40Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149645 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154111 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154593 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Spielman, David J. and Ma, Xingliang. 2014. Intellectual property rights, technology diffusion, and agricultural development: Cross-country evidence. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1345. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149645 |
| spellingShingle | technology transfer intellectual property rights diffusion of information productivity developing countries agricultural development Spielman, David J. Ma, Xingliang Intellectual property rights, technology diffusion, and agricultural development: Cross-country evidence |
| title | Intellectual property rights, technology diffusion, and agricultural development: Cross-country evidence |
| title_full | Intellectual property rights, technology diffusion, and agricultural development: Cross-country evidence |
| title_fullStr | Intellectual property rights, technology diffusion, and agricultural development: Cross-country evidence |
| title_full_unstemmed | Intellectual property rights, technology diffusion, and agricultural development: Cross-country evidence |
| title_short | Intellectual property rights, technology diffusion, and agricultural development: Cross-country evidence |
| title_sort | intellectual property rights technology diffusion and agricultural development cross country evidence |
| topic | technology transfer intellectual property rights diffusion of information productivity developing countries agricultural development |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149645 |
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