Intellectual Property Rights (IPRS) and unemployment: empirical evidence from developing economies
Developing countries rely on imitation and innovation to boost their economic growth. The debate on innovation and imitation has been the focus of empirical research with the implementation of strengthening Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs). This is because IPRs may affect developing countries in...
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| author | Mohamad, Asuantri Bani, Yasmin Kaliappan, Shivee Ranjanee Ishak, Suryati |
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| description | Developing countries rely on imitation and innovation to boost their economic growth. The debate on innovation and imitation has been the focus of empirical research with the implementation of strengthening Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs). This is because IPRs may affect developing countries in terms of employment and economic growth. Theoretical studies have proven the relationship, but empirical studies on this topic are scarce. Thus, this study aims to examine the effect IPRs on unemployment in selected developing economies. System-GMM estimator is adopted by utilizing panel data for a sample of 47 developing countries from 2008-2014. This study considers the direct effect of IPRs protection on unemployment. The empirical analysis shows that stronger IPRs protection escalates unemployment in these countries as evidenced by a positive and significant relationship between these variables. As most of the technology by developing countries rely on imitation activities thus, stronger IPRs protection increases unemployment and the effect of IPRs protection on unemployment are positive. |
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| spelling | upm.eprints-894202021-08-18T09:38:41Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/89420/ Intellectual Property Rights (IPRS) and unemployment: empirical evidence from developing economies Mohamad, Asuantri Bani, Yasmin Kaliappan, Shivee Ranjanee Ishak, Suryati Developing countries rely on imitation and innovation to boost their economic growth. The debate on innovation and imitation has been the focus of empirical research with the implementation of strengthening Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs). This is because IPRs may affect developing countries in terms of employment and economic growth. Theoretical studies have proven the relationship, but empirical studies on this topic are scarce. Thus, this study aims to examine the effect IPRs on unemployment in selected developing economies. System-GMM estimator is adopted by utilizing panel data for a sample of 47 developing countries from 2008-2014. This study considers the direct effect of IPRs protection on unemployment. The empirical analysis shows that stronger IPRs protection escalates unemployment in these countries as evidenced by a positive and significant relationship between these variables. As most of the technology by developing countries rely on imitation activities thus, stronger IPRs protection increases unemployment and the effect of IPRs protection on unemployment are positive. Human Resource Management Academic Research Society 2020 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/89420/1/IPRS.pdf Mohamad, Asuantri and Bani, Yasmin and Kaliappan, Shivee Ranjanee and Ishak, Suryati (2020) Intellectual Property Rights (IPRS) and unemployment: empirical evidence from developing economies. International Journal of Academic Research in Economics and Management Sciences, 9 (2). pp. 1-16. ISSN 2226-3624 https://hrmars.com/papers/detail/IJAREMS/7343/Intellectual-Property-Rights-IPRS-And-Unemployment-Empirical-Evidence-from-Developing-Economies 10.6007/IJAREMS/v9-i2/7343 |
| spellingShingle | Mohamad, Asuantri Bani, Yasmin Kaliappan, Shivee Ranjanee Ishak, Suryati Intellectual Property Rights (IPRS) and unemployment: empirical evidence from developing economies |
| title | Intellectual Property Rights (IPRS) and unemployment: empirical evidence from developing economies |
| title_full | Intellectual Property Rights (IPRS) and unemployment: empirical evidence from developing economies |
| title_fullStr | Intellectual Property Rights (IPRS) and unemployment: empirical evidence from developing economies |
| title_full_unstemmed | Intellectual Property Rights (IPRS) and unemployment: empirical evidence from developing economies |
| title_short | Intellectual Property Rights (IPRS) and unemployment: empirical evidence from developing economies |
| title_sort | intellectual property rights iprs and unemployment empirical evidence from developing economies |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/89420/1/IPRS.pdf |
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