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Intellectual property rights and developing country agriculture

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Theoretical studies indicate that the welfare of the developing countries might either be improved or damaged by the strengthening of their own intellectual property rights. Net gains through their agricultural sectors will be positive if the payoff from new innovations is sufficiently different as compared to the technology‐exporting countries. Scattered evidence supports the hypotheses that agricultural R&D is responsive to IPRs in developing countries, but there is also evidence that developed‐country technology is sufficiently appropriate for developing countries as to offer substantial free‐rider gains. However, without IPRs it seems unlikely that the agricultural productivity rates in developing countries can begin to catch up with those in developed country agriculture.

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  • Richard K. Perrin, 1999. "Intellectual property rights and developing country agriculture," Agricultural Economics, International Association of Agricultural Economists, vol. 21(3), pages 221-229, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:agecon:v:21:y:1999:i:3:p:221-229
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-0862.1999.tb00596.x
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    1. GianCarlo Moschini, 2004. "Intellectual Property Rights and the World Trade Organization: Retrospect and Prospects," Chapters, in: Giovanni Anania & Mary E.. Bohman & Colin A. Carter & Alex F. McCalla (ed.), Agricultural Policy Reform and the WTO, chapter 19, pages 474-511, Edward Elgar Publishing.
    2. Perrin, Richard K. & Fulginiti, Lilyan E., 2002. "Dynamic Pricing Of Genetically Modified Crop Traits," 2002 Annual meeting, July 28-31, Long Beach, CA 19656, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).
    3. Chattopadhyay Anasuya & Horbulyk Theodore M., 2004. "Strategic Public Policy Toward Agricultural Biotechnology with Externalities in Developing Countries," Journal of Agricultural & Food Industrial Organization, De Gruyter, vol. 2(1), pages 1-29, August.
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    5. Lesser, William H., 1993. "Valuation of Plant Variety Protection Certificates," Research Bulletins 123014, Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management.
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    7. Mercedes Campi, 2017. "The effect of intellectual property rights on agricultural productivity," Agricultural Economics, International Association of Agricultural Economists, vol. 48(3), pages 327-339, May.
    8. Chattopadhyay, Anasuya & Horbulyk, Theodore M., 2003. "Regulation And Enforcement Of Intellectual Property Rights For Agricultural Biotechnology In Developing Countries," 2003 Annual meeting, July 27-30, Montreal, Canada 22121, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).

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