IIEP 24411
INSTITUTO INTERDISCIPLINARIO DE ECONOMIA POLITICA DE BUENOS AIRES
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
artículos
Título:
Intellectual Property Protection in Plant Varieties. A New Worldwide Index (1961-2011)
Autor/es:
MERCEDES CAMPI; ALESSANDRO NUVOLARI
Revista:
RESEARCH POLICY
Editorial:
NORTH-HOLLAND
Referencias:
Lugar: Amsterdam; Año: 2015 vol. 44 p. 951 - 964
ISSN:
0048-7333
Resumen:
In this paper, we construct a new index measuring the strength of intellectual property (IP) protection for plant varieties in 69 countries over the period 1961-2011. We examine the statistical properties of the index and compare it with other indicators of IP protection. We conclude that the index provides a reasonable synthetic assessment of the relative strength of IP protection in plant varieties across countries. In addition, we study the main determinants of the evolution of the index and examine the patterns of correlation between the index and agricultural production.
