Intellectual Property, Competition and Growth

by Cellini, Roberto; Cozzi, Guido

• ISBN13: 9780230500631
• ISBN10: 0230500633
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-02-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

The multiple features of intellectual property rights and industrial competition are explored through the analytically rigorous lens of the frontier of the economics literature. The book covers a broad range of issues ranging from industrial espionage to collective property rights in cultural districts. The analyses are carried out both for advanced countries and in a North-South perspective. An appropriate protection of intellectual property rights plays a crucial role in promoting R&D activities and hence economic growth. The book explores theoretical issues and empirical evidence coming from different countries and sectors.

Author Biography

GUIDO COZZI studied at the University of Rome "La Sapienza", Italy, and at New York University, USA, and taught at Cornell University, USA, and at "La Sapienza". He is now full professor at the University of Macerata, Italy. He has published his research works in top international economics journals and has carried out consulting activities for public agencies and industrial associations.

ROBERTO CELLINI studied at the Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Italy, and is currently Professor of Economics at the University of Catania, Italy. His scientific interests and main publications in top economic journals focus upon economic growth, industrial organisation and game theory.

Table of Contents

Intellectual Property, Competition and Growth: An Introduction	p. 3
Do European Computer-Related Patents Increase Welfare?	p. 7
Strategic Reasons for Patenting: Between Exclusion and Coordination Rationales	p. 19
Open Source Software and Technological Innovation: Competitive Issues	p. 47
Are Patent Litigation Insurances Fit for the Dynamics of Innovation?	p. 69
Proprietary Information Protection and the Long-Run Implications of Industrial Espionage	p. 91
The Role of Anti-Spying Acts on R&D Patents Dynamics	p. 125
Is the European R&D Equally Protected from Espionage as is the US R&D? A Note	p. 143
A Schumpeterian Model of Wage Inequality and Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement	p. 151
An Inverted-U Relationship between Product Market Competition and Growth in an Extended Romerian Model	p. 177
Competition Policy and Prevention of Abuses in the TRIPS Agreement	p. 207
Policy Decisions on Collective Property Rights in Cultural Districts: A Positive Model	p. 247
Different Approaches to the Protection of Individual and Collective Intellectual Property Rights. The Case of Traditional Knowledge	p. 267
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