Information gathering, innovation and growth

In this paper we study the economic implications of IPR protection on corporate intelligence, R&D investment and economic growth. To accomplish this objective, we introduce trade secret and information leakage into a standard quality-ladder growth model and study the long-run implications of improving the privacy of firms' data. We find that reducing the set of practices of information gathering is more effective in protecting firms' privacy than strengthening trade secrets.

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Year of publication:	2011-03-02
Authors:	Parello, Carmelo Pierpaolo
Institutions:	Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Subject:	Quality-improvement \| R&D \| information leakages \| corporate intelligence \| growth

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	MPRA Paper.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Classification:	L51 - Economics of Regulation ; D91 - Intertemporal Consumer Choice; Life Cycle Models and Saving ; O32 - Management of Technological Innovation and R&D ; K42 - Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law ; O33 - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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