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International Cooperation in Pharmaceutical Research

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  • Anna Rita Bennato

    (Centre for Competition Policy, University of East Anglia)

  • Laura Magazzini

    (University of Verona)

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This paper aims at examining whether an increased stringency of Intellectual Property Right (IPR) protection is apt to stimulate international cooperation on research projects between developed and emerging countries. To address this issue, we look both at scientific and technological collaborations within the pharmaceutical domain, and we adopt a gravity framework to assess the impact of the IPR level on bilateral R&D cooperation. The analysis was conducted using data from patent and publication databases, and the results provide a sound test of conflicting theories on IPR enforcement and international collaborations in pharmaceutical research.

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  • Anna Rita Bennato & Laura Magazzini, 2011. "International Cooperation in Pharmaceutical Research," Working Paper series, University of East Anglia, Centre for Competition Policy (CCP) 2011-17, Centre for Competition Policy, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK..
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    Keywords

    IPR; pharmaceutical products; R&D co-operation.;
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    JEL classification:

    • F13 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade Policy; International Trade Organizations
    • O34 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Intellectual Property and Intellectual Capital
    • O57 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Comparative Studies of Countries

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