Macroeconomic Effects of Intellectual Property Rights: An Updated Survey

This paper provides a survey of studies that analyze the macroeconomic e⁄ects of intellectual property rights (IPR). The (cid:133)rst part of this paper intro-duces di⁄erent patent-policy instruments and reviews their e⁄ects on R&D and economic growth. This part also discusses the distortionary e⁄ects and distributional consequences of IPR protection as well as empirical evidence on the e⁄ects of patent rights. Then, the second part considers the international aspects of IPR protection. In summary, this survey draws the following conclusions from the literature. First, di⁄erent patent-policy instruments have di⁄erent e⁄ects on R&D and economic growth. Second, there is some empirical evidence supporting a positive relationship between IPR protection and innovation, but the evidence is stronger for developed countries than for developing countries. Third, the optimal level of IPR protection should tradeo⁄ the social bene(cid:133)t of innovation against the social costs of multiple distortions and income inequality. Finally, in an open economy, achieving the globally optimal level of protection requires an international coordination (rather than the harmonization) of IPR protection.

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