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Does protecting intellectual property rights matter for trade? The case of China's exports to ASEAN-5
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International EconomicsEast Asian StudiesTradeInternational InvestmentTrade SecretsLawIntellectual Property RightsPanel AnalysisAsean-5 CountriesInternational BusinessIntellectual PropertyIntellectual Property LawEconomicsEast Asian LanguagesTrade PatternTechnology LicensingGlobalizationIp ManagementEast AsiaTrade PolicyProtectionismIntellectual Property PolicyTrade Secret LawTrade EconomicsTrade SecretBusinessGlobal Trade
This paper examines the impact of intellectual property rights protection on China’s exports to the ASEAN‑5 countries, namely Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Panel analysis was used to examine empirically the effects of intellectual property rights protection, foreign direct investment, market size and real exchange rates in ASEAN‑5 on China’s exports, and the paper classified importing countries by their level of technology demand. Empirical results show that, except for Indonesia, China’s exports to the ASEAN‑5 countries are negatively impacted by market power effects while global FDI inflows to ASEAN‑5 also have displacement effects on China’s exports, and that intellectual property rights protection, levels of technology demand and business strategies have different impacts on China’s exports to these countries. Key words: Intellectual property rights, exports, foreign direct investment, China, ASEAN, panel analysis.
This paper examines the impact of intellectual property rights protection on China’s exports to the ASEAN-5 countries, namely Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Panel analysis was used to examine empirically the effects of intellectual property rights protection, foreign direct investment (FDI), market size and real exchange rates in ASEAN-5 on China’s exports. Empirical results show that, except for Indonesia, China’s exports to the ASEAN-5 countries are negatively impacted by market power effects while global FDI inflows to ASEAN-5 also have displacement effects on China’s exports. This paper classified importing countries by their level of technology demand. Our findings show that intellectual property rights protection, levels of technology demand and business strategies have different impacts on China’s exports to these countries. Key words: Intellectual property rights, exports, foreign direct investment, China, ASEAN, panel analysis.