Intellectual property, tariffs, and international trade dynamics

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The emergence of global value chains not only leads to a magnification of trade in intermediate inputs but also to an extensive technology diffusion among the different production units involved in arms-length relationships. In this context, the lack of enforcement of intellectual property rights has recently become a highly controversial subject of debate in the context of the China-U.S. trade negotiations. This paper analyzes the strategic interaction of tariff policies and the enforcement of intellectual property rights within a quantitative general equilibrium framework. Results indicate that, in principle, tariffs could be an effective deterrent for weak protections for intellectual property. Moreover, weakening enforcement may be a strong deterrent for raising tariffs. These results combined indicate that there is scope for international cooperation on these fronts.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Series: Working Paper ; No. 2019-10

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Wirtschaft ; Open Economy Macroeconomics ; International Policy Coordination and Transmission ; International Conflicts; Negotiations; Sanctions ; International Investment; Long-term Capital Movements ; Trade Policy; International Trade Organizations
• Thema: tariffs ; intellectual property rights ; technology capital transfers ; international trade

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Mandelman, Federico S. ; Waddle, Andrea
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
• (wo): Atlanta, GA
• (wann): 2019

Weitere Informationen

• DOI: doi:10.29338/wp2019-10
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/200548
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 10.03.2025, 11:43 MEZ