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The Impact of Formal Institutions on Knowledge Economy

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  • Antonio R. Andrés

    (Eastern Mediterranean University)

  • Asongu Simplice

    (Yaoundé/Cameroun)

  • Voxi S. H. Amavilah

    (Glendale College, Economics, USA)

Abstract

Using Kauffman, Kraay, and Mastruzzi governance indicators, this article analyzes the impact of formal institutions on the knowledge economy- by assessing how the enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) through good governance mechanisms affects the knowledge economy. The article also employs the World Bank’s four components of the knowledge economy index characteristic of its knowledge for development (K4D) framework. We estimate panel data models for 22 Middle East & North African and Sub-Sahara African countries over the period 1996-2010. The results show that for this group of countries the enforcement of IPR laws (treaties), although necessary, is not a sufficient condition for a knowledge economy. The results also suggest that other factors are more likely to determine the knowledge economies of these nations. Overall these findings have important implications for both policy and further research.

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  • Antonio R. Andrés & Asongu Simplice & Voxi S. H. Amavilah, 2013. "The Impact of Formal Institutions on Knowledge Economy," Working Papers of the African Governance and Development Institute. 13/025, African Governance and Development Institute..
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    Keywords

    Formal institutions; Knowledge economy; Panel data; Principal component analysis (PCA);
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    JEL classification:

    • O10 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - General
    • O34 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Intellectual Property and Intellectual Capital
    • O38 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Government Policy
    • P00 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - General - - - General
    • P48 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Other Economic Systems - - - Legal Institutions; Property Rights; Natural Resources; Energy; Environment; Regional Studies

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